I Wonder How Many More Nigerians Will Have To Die For The Government To Recognize Their Humanity – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has come out to blast President Bola Tinubu and Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia for their dangerous silence over the spate of killings in Benue State.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, the current government has clearly failed to protect its people, and despite different families across the country constantly going through the pain of burying their loved ones, the people in power are still folding their hands, doing nothing.

Atiku added that he wonders how much more disaster needs to happen before the humanity of the innocent victims will be acknowledged by the leaders.

His words, “For years, families have buried their loved ones in silence, villages have been ravaged, and communities shattered, while those in power watch from a distance, offering nothing but hollow assurances.

How much more must the people of Benue endure before their humanity is acknowledged? Their demand is simple: to live in peace, to sleep without fear, to farm without being slaughtered, and to raise their children without the constant shadow of violence.

When citizens take to the streets to protest this injustice, they are not inciting rebellion; they are crying for help. They are demanding what every Nigerian is constitutionally entitled to: the right to life and the protection of that life by the state. But what do they receive in return? Tear gas. Brutality. Disdain. It is pouring hot oil on an open wound.

To unleash force on grieving, defenseless citizens is not governance, it is cruelty. It is a betrayal of the sacred duty of leadership. What kind of government meets a cry for safety with the barrel of a gun and a canister of gas?

This is a call to conscience to every leader at both the federal and state levels: stop turning a blind eye while Benue drowns in blood. Stop offering condolences and start offering solutions. Work with security agencies, deploy resources, and craft a security architecture that prioritises human lives over political optics.

Raise your voices. Demand accountability. Demand justice. Demand a government that sees you, hears you, and protects you. History will not be kind to those who chose power over people. The time to act is now.”

WOW.