Atiku Abubakar Demands Action Against Attacks on Opponents

Atiku Abubakar, the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), condemned coordinated attacks on opposition figures, specifically targeting the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and Manir Muhammad Dan'iya, the ADC governorship candidate in Sokoto State. In a social media post on October 31, Atiku called for immediate and transparent investigations into these incidents, linking the violence to loyalists of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

He expressed concern that while President Bola Tinubu was abroad, political enforcers associated with the APC were terrorizing opponents. Atiku also raised alarms about the disappearance of social media influencers, suggesting a trend toward censorship.

He accused a local security outfit of harassing ADC supporters and emphasized that such violence reflects desperation from the Tinubu administration. He demanded a free electoral environment for the 2027 elections, warning against attempts to suppress political opposition in Nigeria.