Kwara Mass Killings Expose Tinubu’s Security Failure — ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the killing of about 170 people in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the attack as clear evidence of a collapse of security under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party questioned the effectiveness of the Federal Government’s security measures, insisting that the continued wave of mass killings across the country shows that official responses have failed.
The ADC queried what had become of the President’s declaration of a state of emergency on security announced in November 2025, as well as the widely publicised plan to recruit thousands of new police officers.
According to the party, the scale and frequency of killings in recent months suggest that these measures were either poorly implemented or amounted to mere pronouncements.
“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,” the statement said, while extending condolences to the families of the victims and the people of Kwara State.
The ADC also raised concerns that the attackers may include terrorist elements recently dispersed from other regions, warning that weak internal security coordination is allowing armed groups to relocate across state lines.
“The Tinubu administration is not winning the war against terror. It is merely redistributing it,” the party stated, noting that areas previously considered safe are now witnessing large-scale violence.
Citing mass abductions in Kaduna State and killings in Kwara, the ADC said both incidents highlight deep structural failures in Nigeria’s internal security architecture, including intelligence gathering, border control, inter-agency collaboration and emergency response.
The party further questioned whether the heightened security posture briefly observed last year, following international attention to Nigeria’s insecurity, was genuine or simply a performative effort to impress foreign observers.
ADC also demanded clarification on the status of the promised police recruitment drive, asking whether the recruits had been employed, trained and deployed, or whether the initiative had stalled.
“If these measures were genuinely implemented, rural communities such as those in Kwara State should not have been left completely exposed to mass slaughter,” the party said.
The ADC concluded that Nigeria’s security crisis has moved beyond the capacity of the current administration, arguing that government responses have been reduced to routine condolences after tragedies occur.
The party called on the Federal Government to be transparent about the true state of national security, account for announced security interventions, and present a clear strategy for preventing the spread and relocation of terrorist groups across the country.
“Nigeria cannot continue on this path of denial and inaction. Lives are not statistics, and governance is not public relations,” the statement added.