Atiku accuses Tinubu after 638 deaths in one month in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Trust
Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar, an ADC candidate, accuses President Bola Tinubu of failing to protect Nigerians, citing 638 deaths in one month of security incidents and nearly 64,000 people who have fled to Niger since the start of 2026. The figures come from the October tracking by the Centre for Democracy and Development, the Daily Trust reports.
Former Nigerian vice-president Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to adequately protect the population after 638 deaths were recorded in October in incidents linked to insecurity, the Daily Trust reports. Atiku is relying on tracking data from the Centre for Democracy and Development reported by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism.
The north-east of Nigeria accounted for 409 of the 638 deaths recorded in these incidents. Including all security incidents, the toll reached 640 deaths in October, compared with 396 in September, according to the same tracking cited by the Daily Trust.
The United Nations also says nearly 64,000 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria for Niger since the start of 2026, while several hundred others have gone to Benin. Through Phrank Shaibu, director of strategic communications for the ADC presidential campaign, Atiku called on the government to strengthen security, help displaced people and work with neighbouring countries and humanitarian organisations.
This position comes after the ADC accused Tinubu over the state of emergency in Rivers, made on 8 November, and Atiku’s call on the World Bank on 10 November.
