Nigeria "Playing Politics with Security": Momodu Accuses Tinubu of Targeting Rival Atiku

The Digest:

Media entrepreneur Dele Momodu has accused President Bola Tinubu of using a new policy to withdraw police escorts from VIPs as a deliberate political tool aimed at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, warning the move endangers prominent Nigerians.

Key Points:

• Dele Momodu alleged that the escort withdrawal policy is a political strategy by President Tinubu to target opposition figures.
• He claimed a "dummy list" including unlikely names was first released to test public reaction before being disowned.
• Momodu asserted that Atiku Abubakar, who retains constitutional security rights as a former VP, is a "main target."
• He warned that the policy is "dangerous" and "preposterously myopic," exposing productive citizens to kidnappers and bandits.
• The accusation frames the security decision as an effort to weaken potential political opposition ahead of future elections.
• Momodu suggested a better alternative would be a model for wealthy Nigerians to fund expanded police recruitment.
• He concluded the administration is "playing politics with everything" and leading the country "to Golgotha."

The allegation transforms a national security directive into a partisan conflict, questioning whether the state's protective role is being recalibrated to serve political ambitions rather than public safety.

Sources: Punch, Vanguard