Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to place as much priority on tackling insecurity as it does on revenue collection.
Atiku made the call in a post on X on Wednesday, the 24th of September, 2025, while reacting to the attack carried out by insurgents on Wagga Mongono community in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Tuesday, the 23rd of September.
According to him, the attackers killed four persons, left several others injured, and razed homes, shops, and a church during the assault.
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the incident as another grim reminder of Nigeria’s worsening security challenges.
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“Our people are certainly tired of the government’s empty claims of improvements in security. Indeed, Nigerians would love to see this government exert pressure on insecurity much as they do on revenue generation.
“We cannot continue to lose our productive population to sundry criminalities and yet make bogus claims about reaching revenue targets, as though the lives of the workforce that produces the revenue don’t matter.
“Many Nigerians remain vulnerable to violent attacks. The tragedy in Wagga Mongono illustrates that the situation is far from being under control, and our people continue to live in fear and displacement, with no certain hope of solution at sight. As someone from Adamawa, this incident feels deeply personal,” Atiku wrote.