The Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Ali Ndume has reacted to Monday’s explosions in Maiduguri, calling on the government of President Bola Tinubu to pay more attention to security over 2027 politics.
No fewer than 23 people were killed in a series of suspected suicide bombings in the capital of Borno State which left than 100 other people sustained varying degrees of injury in the blasts that took place on Monday evening.
The state police command said that one of the blasts hit the busy Maiduguri Monday market, another hit the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) gate, while a third struck near the post office.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers,” state police spokesman Nahum Kenneth Daso said in a statement.
The deadly blasts come after a military post was attacked overnight Sunday to Monday, which authorities blamed on suspected Islamist militants.
In a statement issued to reporters on Tuesday, the former Senate leader appealed to the Federal Government to focus on governance, particularly the security of lives and property and welfare of citizens, which he noted is the primary responsibility of government.
“The people that will vote are dying,” Ndume said, expressing grave concern over killings in the North-East and other regions by insurgents and bandits.
He categorically called on Tinubu to concentrate on governance, address the safety and welfare of Nigerians, and stop making mere press statements.
“A lot of people are still missing from the Ngoshe massacre. Perpetrators of the Maiduguri bombings must be arrested,”
Ndume said, demanding ramped-up security efforts and intelligence gathering to prevent future attacks.
He sympathised with the Borno State Government, residents and families of victims, asserting that a mere press statement from the Presidency is not enough.
“If President Tinubu can’t visit Borno, he should send Vice President Kashim Shettima to assure Nigerians he cares about their plights,” Ndume insisted.
