Former Governor of Kano State and National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has raised alarm over what he described as the growing reach of terrorist groups across Nigeria, following the reported killing of 162 persons in Woro and Nuku communities of Kwara State.
In a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, Kwankwaso said the massacre highlights the dangerous expansion of violent extremism into territories once considered peaceful.
Naija News reports that Kwankwaso lamented that the escalating insecurity poses a significant threat to national stability and exerts enormous pressure on the country’s overstretched security architecture, especially the armed forces.
“The Federal Government cannot afford to treat these developments lightly,” he warned, calling for a decisive and coordinated national response to avert further bloodshed.
He stressed that allowing such groups to fester would worsen the plight of vulnerable communities and erode public confidence in the government’s ability to protect lives and property.
Describing the attack as “barbaric,” the former governor extended his condolences to the families of the victims, the people of Kwara State and the state government.
Kwankwaso urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and united in the face of a shared national security challenge, stressing the need for government at all levels to treat the situation with the urgency it deserves.
