The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again faulted President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the kidnapped students and staff of the Government Secondary School, Kagara in Niger State.
The opposition party also asked the president and APC to settle their “mercenaries” to put an end to criminal activities across the country.
The PDP gave the advice while reacting to bandits’ kidnap of students and staff in Niger State.
PDP spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Wednesday, lamented that while Nigerians were under attack, the APC was carrying out membership registration and revalidation exercise.
The party said the stance of the APC administration towards the fight against banditry further validates reports that the bandits are enjoying cover under the ruling party.
PDP stated that it explains why the APC never raised a strong voice against what has become a national calamity.
Ologbondiyan pointed out that instead, APC leaders are patronizing the bandits and making excuses for them.
“The public space is awash with reports that many of these bandits terrorizing Nigerians were political mercenaries brought in by the APC from neighboring countries to help it enforce the rigging of the 2019 elections, but which the APC and its leaders failed to settle after the elections, leaving them to unleash their frustrations on innocent Nigerians.
“Our party charges the APC to speak out on these reports and take immediate steps to settle their political mercenaries, return them to wherever they brought them from and bring an end to these gruesome attacks on Nigerians.”
The PDP also urged the security forces to go after the kidnappers and rescue the school children before any harm comes upon them.
The opposition party expressed it sympathy for the victims of the Niger attacks.
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