Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s failure regarding insecurity is a national tragedy.

Atiku made this known in a statement by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, on Tuesday, reacting to the death of House of Representatives member Abba Adamu at the hands of bandits.

Recall that Adamu’s death was announced on Tuesday after spending nine days in captivity following his kidnap by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on May 3, 2026.

Reacting, Atiku said Adamu’s death is another glimpse of the worsening collapse of security under the Tinubu administration.

He said the horrifying death of a former federal lawmaker in the hands of criminals is not merely a personal tragedy but a damning indictment of a government that has failed in its most sacred constitutional duty, which is the protection of lives and property.

“Let us be brutally honest: Nigeria is under siege, and the Tinubu administration appears either overwhelmed, indifferent, or dangerously incompetent in the face of this national emergency.

“When a former member of the National Assembly can be abducted on one of the country’s most strategic highways and die in captivity, what hope remains for the ordinary Nigerian who lacks visibility, influence, or protection?

“This is no longer about isolated incidents. It is now a horrifying pattern. Nigerians are being kidnapped from highways, farms, communities, and even their homes, while the government continues to issue sterile statements and recycled assurances that bear no resemblance to the lived reality of our people,” he stated.