A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has accused the Federal Government of failing in its constitutional responsibility to protect lives and property amid renewed violence across Borno, Plateau, Kaduna and Kwara states.

In a statement on Thursday on the recent attacks in these states, Hashim described the deteriorating security situation as “a national tragedy unfolding in plain sight.”

He cited the reported terrorist assault in Maiduguri, the alleged killing of over 200 residents in Woro community in Kwara State, the killings of wedding guests in Kaduna State and the death of more than 30 people in Jos, noting that the scale and frequency of the incidents suggest systemic failure within the nation’s security architecture.

“This is no longer a case of isolated security breaches. What we are witnessing is a collapse of responsibility at the highest level,” he said.

Hashim criticised what he described as a pattern of official responses characterised by condolence messages and assurances without corresponding decisive action, arguing that such reactions have neither deterred perpetrators nor reassured vulnerable communities.

He expressed concern over the absence of a clear, coordinated national strategy to confront armed groups, safeguard communities, and ensure justice for victims.

According to him, there is also a growing disconnect between government leadership and the realities faced by citizens, as violence persists across several regions.

“Beyond condolence visits by politicians, the security high command has not presented inspiring plans to halt the killings, protect communities, or decisively confront and punish those responsible,” he said.

The PDP chieftain further alleged that global attention has shifted away from Nigeria’s security crisis, warning that continued violence risks becoming normalised if urgent steps are not taken.

He, therefore, called on Nigerians and the international community to prioritise the protection of lives and take concrete action against what he described as ‘daily massacres.’

“With the Iran War taking the centre stage, the world seems to have forgotten that there is an ongoing war of terror that has claimed over 18,000 lives in the past three years of the inept Tinubu Administration,” he claimed.

“Whilst officials of the Administration gallivant western capitals on political and health tourism, people die everyday in scores unreported and under reported in the hand of terrorists the civilised world has stopped asking the Nigerian officials the tough questions.”

“The initial grandstanding by the inept Administration in Abuja touting renewed security initiatives has faded away as soon as international attention waned while the Tinubu Administration launches grand political efforts aimed at its perpetuating in office.” (Nigerian Tribune)