The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has criticised President Bola Tinubu over worsening insecurity, describing the damage caused by security challenges across the country as alarming.
The group said banditry, kidnapping for ransom, killings, and other violent crimes have become widespread, leaving hundreds of people, including women and schoolchildren, increasingly vulnerable.
IMN made the remarks on Friday during a press briefing to mark the global 10-day Ashura commemoration at Zakzaky Hall in Anguwan Rogo, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Speaking at the event, the group’s state representative, Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Gangare, also faulted Tinubu’s administration over what it called “bad governance,” saying the rising cost of living remains the biggest challenge facing ordinary Nigerians.
“The most agonizing manifestation of this failure is the relentless, organized kidnapping of innocent school children across Nigeria. From the recent devastating mass abductions in Oyo State—where pupils as young as toddlers and their teachers were dragged into forests—to the ongoing nightmare in the communities of the North-West and North-East, our educational institutions have become processing centers for terrorism and ransom, “ he said.
On the significance of Ashura, Sheikh Auwal said the commemoration is more than a historical event and serves as a call for human dignity and complete reform in governance.
The group urged the Tinubu administration to take decisive action and address the country’s socioeconomic crisis for the benefit of citizens.
“We demand that the Federal Government and respective state authorities deploy every resource at their disposal to rescue all remaining school children and teachers currently held in terrorist camps across Oyo, Zamfara, Borno, and elsewhere.
“Islah—the total reform of a decaying society, the restoration of justice, and a fierce, uncompromising refusal to pledge allegiance to corrupt, tyrannical leaders who plunder the commonwealth while the masses bleed, “ he added.
