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The Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has accused Bola Tinubu’s administration of losing control of Nigeria’s security apparatus, amid rising school closures prompted by terrorist attacks and mass abductions.
In a statement issued on Saturday by the Union’s Convener, Olusola Badero, and released through its Home Director, Princess Balogun, the group described state government decisions to shut schools as a dangerous signal that terrorists are dictating national security priorities.
“The federal government’s paralysis and indecision in confronting violent armed groups is evident,” the statement read, criticising what it called the administration’s reliance on dialogue and ransom payments instead of dismantling terror networks.
The Union said terrorists have turned kidnapping into a lucrative, well-coordinated enterprise, emboldened by the government’s failure to act decisively.
“If shutting down schools is now the government’s best strategy, it is clear President Tinubu has lost the war against terrorism.
“Dialogue has failed repeatedly. Ransom payments have become routine. What this means is that Nigeria is no longer in control of its own security architecture—terrorists are,” the statement added.
Highlighting recent attacks, the Union cited the abduction of 305 students and 12 teachers in Niger State, the Eruku church abduction, and the kidnapping of 25 female students in Kebbi State, arguing that such operations expose deep failures within Nigeria’s security institutions.
The group alleged that many attackers are linked to the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association and called for the federal government to designate the group as a terrorist organisation, unless the President intends to protect them.
Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá warned that terrorists have begun infiltrating parts of the Southwest, leaving farming communities in Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara, and Kogi States fearful and abandoning their lands.
The Union also criticised the administration for refusing to arm local hunters and vigilantes, who are better positioned to combat armed groups in their terrain.
The statement condemned the Tinubu government for prioritising political survival ahead of the 2027 elections over national security, alleging an obsession with consolidating power and targeting Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, rather than addressing killings and kidnappings.
Demanding Tinubu’s immediate resignation, the Union said, “It is now clear that Tinubu has run out of ideas.
He refuses to take responsibility for the collapse of Nigeria’s security system. Our nation is burning, and his administration watches helplessly.”
The Union concluded that unless decisive action is taken immediately, armed groups—not the government—will dictate the future of education, safety, and territorial control in Nigeria.
