Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the terror attack on an Abuja-Kaduna bound train last week Monday.
Naija News reports that at least nine persons were killed, over 16 persons injured and 21 passengers were declared missing after terrorists bombed the train.
Reacting to the attack, Obasanjo stated that the Muhammadu Buhari-led government has failed to protect the lives and properties of its citizens.
The former Nigerian leader stated that Nigerians are no longer safe following the frequent attacks on the Abuja-Kaduna expressway and the invasion of the Kaduna International Airport.
He made this known at his residence, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday while receiving a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr Ugochukwu Williams.
He, however, asked the present government to address the security challenges facing the country and asked Nigerians not to allow bandits and terrorists to overtake the country.
He said “So, if anybody comes to say I want to see you, I want to talk to you, I will say ‘you’re welcome’. This is because I believe very strongly, and I have said it publicly and I will say it again that the situation we are in this country is not a situation where one man will say yes, he has a solution unless we are deceiving ourselves. I believe we need to sit down collectively and look at the situation.
“A situation where you are not safe on the road, you are not safe on the train, you are not safe at the airport, that shows a very serious situation.
“I believe that all right-thinking Nigerians must know that we have a situation that has overwhelmed the present administration, but we should not allow that situation to overwhelm Nigeria.”
This article was originally published on Nigeria News