…Says Bandit Emboldened By Failure Of APC Government
Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the weekend decried the failure of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration to contain the incessant killings of vulnerable Nigerians by insurgents and bandits in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Kogi, Taraba and other parts of the country.
The party lamented that the bandits had become so emboldened because of the failure of the APC administration.
The PDP said is greatly hurt by the horror, anguish, agony, torture and cruelty “our compatriots are facing in the hands of bandits, insurgents and kidnappers, following the failure of the APC administration to get its acts together, tighten our security architecture and secure our nation, despite the huge resources it claimed to have spent.”
The party, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan holds that the situation where marauders and insurgents, who had been pushed to the fringes by the PDP administration, had resurged under the APC, to the extent of occupying territories, ravaging communities and killing the citizens with reckless abandon, raises a lot of questions.
The PDP further noted that the frightening situation where bandits have reportedly taken control of some parts of the nation and even grant permission and consent to residents before they can conduct weddings, naming ceremonies or operate their markets, is completely inexcusable.
“It is even more lamentable that the bandits had become so emboldened by the failure of the APC administration to the extent of holding Mr. President’s home state, Katsina, to ransom,” the party said.
…
PDP called on Nigerians to note that the APC has failed to account for the whereabouts of the political ‘mercenaries’ it imported into the country from neighboring countries, particularly from Chad and Niger Republic, to participate in its campaigns during the build-up to the 2019 general elections.
“Nigerians can recall that the PDP had cautioned on the perils of the importation of unscreened aliens by the APC to involve in its presidential election campaign rallies
