Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said recent deadly attacks in Kwara, Benue and Katsina states indicate that Nigeria is fast becoming a killing field under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement shared on his social media platforms on Thursday, the former vice president expressed concern over the wave of killings across the country.
“The reported massacres in parts of Kwara, Katsina and Benue are a damning confirmation that Nigeria has descended into a killing field,” Atiku said.
“The scale and frequency of these attacks expose a catastrophic failure of the state to protect the lives of its citizens, especially the most vulnerable.”
He said President Tinubu’s response to repeated attacks had been inadequate, adding that “empty condemnations after mass burials are no longer acceptable. Security must be proactive, deliberate and preventive, not reactive. Communities repeatedly attacked must not be left as open hunting grounds for criminals.”
The former Vice President added, “I am deeply pained by these killings. I call on the Federal Government, states and communities to act decisively and in concert to end this bloodletting. The murder of even one Nigerian is an unforgivable failure.”
The statement followed a deadly assault by jihadists on Woro and nearby communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where about 200 people were reportedly killed in coordinated attacks.
The killings in Kwara have triggered widespread reactions across the country and drawn attention from international media outlets.
President Bola Tinubu has since ordered the deployment of security agencies to the affected areas.
Amnesty International on Wednesday also condemned the killings, which occurred in separate incidents in Kwara and Katsina states on Tuesday, February 3.
“Amnesty International strongly condemns the attacks on rural communities in Kwara and Katsina state on Tuesday 3 February 2026, in which gunmen killed over 200 people. Many of those killed were shot at close range and some were burnt alive,” the organisation said in a statement.
