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The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign, accusing him of failing to respond decisively to the abduction of 25 female students from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Mega, in Kebbi State.
The organisation said the President’s alleged silence and slow response to both the abductions and the recent killing of Brigadier-General Uba by ISWAP terrorists were symptomatic of a government that has “lost control of its own security architecture,” leaving Nigerians exposed to relentless terror attacks, mass kidnappings, and targeted killings.
The statement, released on Tuesday by the Union’s Convener, Olusola Badero, through its Home Director, Princess Balogun, described Nigeria as “a wicked nation that has left its citizens at the mercy of wild animals,” insisting that the federal government’s inaction has emboldened terrorist groups now operating with unprecedented impunity.
According to the group, “The security architecture has collapsed completely, and Tinubu is one of those who contributed to that rot. Under his watch, nothing works—kidnapping has become a booming market, banditry is thriving, and citizens are dying every day. Yet the government chooses to negotiate with terrorists instead of neutralising them.”
Yoruba Union noted that the government’s response would have been radically different if the President’s own family had been involved.
“If Tinubu’s daughter was among those 25 girls, she would have been found within 12 hours,” the group said.
“But because the children are from poor families with no influence or connection to the corridors of power, they are left to suffer while their parents endure unimaginable anguish.”
Princess Balogun noted that the trauma now being experienced by the abducted girls is “a lifetime wound,” pointing to past tragedies such as the Chibok and Dapchi kidnappings.
“These girls will never forget this ordeal. We have seen how Chibok girls were married off by force, how some were killed, and how many never returned. Nigeria has normalised the suffering of schoolchildren, especially those from poor communities,” she said.
The Yoruba Union also suggested potential complicity within Nigeria’s security system in the killing of Brigadier-General Uba.
The group questioned how ISWAP fighters reportedly located the General so soon after he communicated his coordinates to his superiors while awaiting rescue.
“Who leaked his location? How did terrorists pinpoint him in minutes? This shows the level of compromise within Nigeria’s security framework,” the group alleged, insisting that high-ranking officers are being betrayed by insiders even as the government continues to “romance and negotiate with terrorists.”
Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá demanded the safe return of all abducted students and insisted that the Tinubu administration has lost the moral right to remain in power.
“We demand not only the immediate rescue of these girls but also the release of every citizen abducted under Tinubu’s watch,” the group said.
“Nigeria has become a global embarrassment. For the sake of national honour and human dignity, Tinubu must resign.”
The group said Nigeria cannot overcome insecurity while government officials are seen interacting with known militant leaders, yet peaceful protesters calling for better governance are met with brutality.
“How can a nation defeat terrorism when its agents dine with criminals but turn weapons on citizens demanding accountability?” the statement said.
The Yoruba Union insisted that unless Nigeria dismantles the networks of political, military, and economic cabals benefiting from insecurity, kidnappings and mass killings will persist — and ordinary Nigerians will continue paying the price.
