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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the federal government is more focused on arresting protesters than addressing the worsening insecurity in the country.
In a post on his X Page on Wednesday, Abubakar condemned the terrorist attack in Yobe state on Sunday.
On Sunday, Dungus Abdulkarim, Yobe police spokesperson, said suspected Boko Haram insurgents looted and set shops and houses on fire in Mafa village under Tarmuwa LGA.
Abdulkarim said the gunmen killed an “unspecified number of people and dropped some fliers with Arabic inscriptions”.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, also reported that the attack occurred during the Muslims’ Maghrib prayer when the gunmen shot sporadically into the gathering.
Makama said 34 worshippers were killed, adding that the gunmen also laid multiple explosives on the path to the village.
Meanwhile, Nigerians staged a 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest from August 1, demanding a reduction in governance costs, petrol subsidy reinstatement, food security, and fiscal discipline, among others.
The demonstration turned violent in some parts of the country and was characterised by looting and vandalism.
The police announced the arrest of the alleged perpetrators and secured an order to detain them for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigations.
One hundred and twenty-four protesters are in prison custody in the federal capital territory (FCT).
Ten of the 124 persons in custody took their plea on Monday before a federal high court in Abuja.
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