Jos attack: Condemnations without action must stop – Atiku, Obi

The leading chieftains of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have called for an end to condemnations after killings without action to end following the loss of lives in fresh attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State.

Atiku, in a post on X, said he was outraged by the barbaric attack in Gari Ya Waye community, Angwan Rukuba, Jos, which claimed the lives of scores of innocent Nigerians and left many others injured.

He said that this heinous assault occurred on Sunday night, March 29, 2026, is yet another damning indictment of the near-total collapse of security in our country.

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“What we are witnessing is not merely a security lapse, but a tragic descent into lawlessness where human lives are treated as expendable,” he added.

The Waziri Adamawa said the anger across the land must now compel urgent, decisive political will to confront and crush this menace, stressing that the continued slaughter of innocent citizens cannot become our new normal.

He said, “Despite endless pronouncements and so-called marching orders, insecurity remains the grim, daily reality of ordinary Nigerians who continue to bear the brunt of a failing system. It is long past the time for outrage without action.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the victims in this dark and painful moment,” the post @atiku read.

In his post on X, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Obi, said the recurring loss of innocent lives in Plateau State reminded us, yet again, of the insecurity innocent citizens faced in our nation without any protection.

He added that these continuous devastating headlines are a reminder of a nation that is steadily normalising the loss of its own people.

The former Governor of Anambra State said it was unacceptable that these attacks happened with such frequency with no seeming decisive and sustained strategy to end them, stressing that “No nation or leader normalises tragedy.

The safety of Nigerian lives must become non-negotiable, we cannot continue to mourn what should have been prevented. Enough is enough.”

“My heart goes out to the families who have lost loved ones. May the souls of the departed rest in peace, and their memories never be forgotten. I pray that we get a country where the loss of lives is no longer a recurring reality.

We cannot continue like this,” the post by Obi read.