By Sarah NEGEDU
Ex-presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s handling of rising insecurity in Nigeria, warning that the country is “sleepwalking into the next tragedy.”
Reacting to the reported deployment of the military to Kwara State following fresh attacks through his verified X platform, formally Twitter, @Pres_Adewole, Adebayo, argued that the federal government’s approach remains dangerously reactive rather than strategic.
“Tinubu is not acting decisively — he is reacting,” Adebayo said, noting that military deployments often come after bandits have already carried out attacks and fled.
According to him, such delayed responses fail to deter criminals who have learned to strike swiftly and disappear before security forces arrive.
The former presidential candidate questioned how many violent incidents Nigerians must endure before a proactive security strategy is adopted.
“How many attacks have we witnessed this year? How many more do we need to witness?”
Adebayo warned that unless the government changes course, the country may only be waiting for the next inevitable tragedy.
