Kwara Killing: Evidence Of Total Collapse Of Security Under Tinubu’s Administration- ADC
••••Says Measures Put In Place By Government Not Working
•By Admin
ABUJA – THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said that the killing of about 170 people in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, highlighted the total collapse of security under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government.
The party, which said that measures put in place to curb insecurity by government are not working, added that its approach is redistribution of terror.
Condemning the killing of about 170 persons in Kwara state, ADC, in a statement on Friday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, questioned what has become of the President’s declaration of a state of emergency on security and the promised recruitment of thousands of police officers, noting that the continued mass killings suggest that these measures were either ineffective or mere declarations.
The party also wondered whether the heightened security activities witnessed last year, following comments by the President of the United States, were simply posturing to earn international approval rather than genuine efforts to end insecurity.
According to the ADC, the scale and frequency of killings across the country since then show that whatever measures the government claims to have taken are not working, indicating that its approach is merely redistributing terror rather than eliminating it.
ADC said: “This horrific massacre is one of the worst atrocities recorded in recent times and stands as a painful reminder of the complete collapse of security across the country. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the people of Kwara State, who have once again been abandoned to mourn their dead in a nation that appears incapable of protecting its citizens.
“As many analysts have noted, what makes this tragedy even more troubling are growing concerns that the perpetrators may be part of terrorist elements recently dispersed by United States Christmas Day military action in Sokoto State, now relocating to other states due to weak internal security coordination.
“The net effect, which has become self-evident from these industrial-scale killings in areas hitherto considered safe, is that the Tinubu administration is not winning the war against terror. It is merely redistributing it.
“Whether it is mass abductions in Kaduna or mass killings in Kwara, both highlight the deep structural failures of Nigeria’s internal security system, particularly in intelligence gathering, border control, inter-agency collaboration, and emergency response capability.
“Nigerians are therefore compelled to ask serious questions. What happened to the President’s much-publicised declaration of a state of emergency on security announced in November 2025? Was it a sincere commitment to restoring safety, or merely a rhetorical response to rising international and domestic pressure?”
The ADC also recalled that the Presidency announced a major recruitment drive into the Nigeria Police Force as part of this emergency response, adding, “tens of thousands of new personnel were reportedly approved for recruitment to strengthen internal security nationwide.
“Nigerians are entitled to know what has become of that promise. Have these recruits been employed, trained, and deployed, or has the exercise quietly stalled? If such measures were genuinely implemented, vulnerable rural communities like those in Kwara State should not be left completely exposed to mass slaughter.
“We are equally disturbed by the pattern of performative security responses witnessed last year, when Nigeria suddenly projected an image of firmness following public comments by the President of the United States drawing attention to insecurity in the country. That brief display of urgency has since faded, raising legitimate concerns that the initial response was more about impressing foreign observers than about securing the lives of Nigerians.
“The painful truth is that Nigeria’s security crisis has moved beyond the competence and capacity of the Tinubu-led Federal Government. Across the country, killings have become routine, accountability has disappeared, and government response has been reduced to condolences and condemnations after each tragedy, conveniently forgetting that a government that cannot safeguard the lives of its people has failed in its most fundamental duty.”
The ADC, has, therefore called on the Federal Government to immediately come clean with Nigerians on the true state of the nation’s security, to account for the security recruitment it announced, and to explain how it intends to stop the spread and relocation of terrorist groups across states.
“Nigeria cannot continue on this path of denial and inaction. Lives are not statistics, and governance is not public relations. The ADC stands firmly with Nigerians in demanding competent leadership, honest governance, and a security strategy that protects lives rather than reacts after mass graves have been dug,” the party said.