A Yoruba socio-cultural organisation has urged President Bola Tinubu to resign, accusing his administration of failing to respond promptly to the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State. The group said the attack, coupled with the killing of Brigadier-General Uba by ISWAP terrorists, reflects an administration that has lost control of national security.
According to the organisation, Nigerians are increasingly living in fear and no longer feel protected. In a statement released on Tuesday, the group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, criticised what it described as the President’s slow and muted response to the kidnapping of 25 students from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Mega, in Kebbi State.
The body warned that insecurity in the country is escalating at an unprecedented rate. It accused the federal government of allowing terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers to operate unchecked, leaving citizens vulnerable.
The group described the situation as “a wicked nation that has left its citizens at the mercy of wild animals,” insisting that those in authority have abandoned their responsibilities.
According to them, “The security architecture has collapsed completely, and Tinubu is one of those who contributed to that rot. Under his watch, nothing works—kidnapping has become a booming market, banditry is thriving, and citizens are dying every day. Yet the government chooses to negotiate with terrorists instead of neutralising them.”
They argued that Nigeria’s security architecture has “totally collapsed,” and faulted the current administration for failing to rebuild it.
The group further questioned whether the response would have been different if relatives of those in power were among the abducted. “If Tinubu’s daughter was among those 25 girls, she would have been found within 12 hours,” the statement read. It added that only children of the poor are left to endure prolonged suffering and uncertainty.
Princess Balogun, Home Director of the organisation, said the victims would likely carry lifelong emotional trauma. She referenced previous school abductions, including the Chibok and Dapchi incidents, noting that many victims were forced into marriages, killed, or never recovered.
The organisation also expressed concern over the killing of Brigadier-General Uba. It suggested that the speed with which ISWAP located him after he communicated with the military points to possible insider betrayal. “Who leaked his location? How did terrorists pinpoint him in minutes?” the group asked, warning that senior officers are being compromised by individuals within the system.
They condemned what they called a disturbing pattern of negotiating with terrorists while citizens demanding accountability are targeted. “How can a nation defeat terrorism when its agents dine with criminals but turn weapons on citizens demanding accountability?” the group queried.
The organisation demanded the immediate rescue of all abducted girls and asserted that the administration has lost the moral legitimacy to remain in office. “We demand not only the immediate rescue of these girls but also the release of every citizen abducted under Tinubu’s watch,” it said.
The group maintained that Nigeria has become “a global embarrassment,” insisting that President Tinubu should step down in the national interest. It warned that insecurity will persist as long as political, military, and economic actors benefiting from the crisis remain unchallenged, leaving ordinary Nigerians to bear the consequences of systemic failures.
