“The State Has Left Us Defenceless” – Adewole Adebayo Blasts Government Inaction After Savage Plateau Bus Massacre

ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a fierce and emotionally charged reaction to the Sunday night ambush in Plateau State, Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Prince Adewole Adebayo has accused the federal government of completely abandoning its constitutional duty to protect Nigerian citizens.

The political leader’s scathing critique followed a horrific attack at Dungus Junction in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, where ruthless gunmen intercepted a commercial bus, opening fire on defenseless commuters, killing many, and leaving several others critically injured.

In a statement released on Tuesday by his campaign’s Chief Communications Adviser, Mark Adebayo, the SDP flagbearer did not hold back his grief or his anger.

“My heart bleeds for the families who woke up on Monday morning to realize that their loved ones will never come home,” Adebayo said. “These were regular citizens traveling in a commercial bus, trying to make a living, completely defenseless. To be targeted and executed in cold blood by ruthless criminals is a stain on our collective humanity.”

Adebayo warned that the bloodbath is not an isolated incident but a symptom of a completely collapsed national security apparatus. Backing his argument with grim statistics from independent watchdogs like Global Rights Nigeria, Amnesty International, and SBM Intelligence, he pointed out that over 2,063 people were slaughtered in just the first three months of the year, while Nigeria now averages a staggering 21 kidnapping incidents every single day.

“Behind these frightening statistics are real human beings,” Adebayo emphasized. “These numbers represent empty chairs at dinner tables, orphaned children, and broken communities left entirely at the mercy of terrorists and bandits.”

Lashing out at the current administration’s reliance on hollow press releases and copy-pasted condolences, Adebayo declared that the state is failing its people. He argued that Nigeria no longer needs reactive military operations that “only show up after the graves have been dug,” calling instead for a proactive, community-centered security framework.

Vowing to reverse the tide of violence if elected, the presidential hopeful promised that his first 100 days in office would be a relentless, frontline war against criminal cartels, vowing to secure the nation “while those currently in power are sleeping on duty.”