The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has demanded that President Bola Tinubu take immediate action to combat the nation’s rising wave of insecurity.
The Shiite group described the ongoing devastation from banditry, killings, and kidnappings for ransom as deeply alarming and a major source of concern.
Speaking during an Ashura commemoration briefing in Jos, regional representative Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Gangare explicitly faulted the current administration for these failures.
The group highlighted the high cost of living as a crushing burden that is currently overwhelming the average Nigerian citizen.
Gangare expressed deep agony over the systematic targeting of educational institutions, which he claimed have transformed into processing centers for terrorism.
The press briefing drew attention to recent mass abductions in Oyo state, where young toddlers and teachers were dragged into local forests.
Similar kidnapping nightmares continue to plague vulnerable communities across the North-west and North-east regions on a daily basis.
The group stated that the annual Ashura commemoration serves as a living manifesto for human dignity and a call for governance reform.
Consequently, they urged the federal government to implement sweeping socioeconomic reforms to alleviate the hardships being faced by the populace.
The movement concluded by demanding the immediate mobilization of all state resources to rescue the remaining schoolchildren held captive in terrorist camps.