A group of former members of the House of Representatives, under the banner of House To the Rescue (HTR) on Wednesday demanded the immediate resignation of President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of presiding over an unprecedented collapse of security across the country.
Their position was contained in a statement jointly signed by the group’s six zonal coordinators: Muhammed Soba (North-West), Zakari Mohammed (North-Central), Olasupo Abiodun (South-West), Sadiq Ibrahim (North-East), Uko Nkole (South-East), and Bassey Ewa (South-South).
The group said the security situation under Tinubu had “deteriorated to an intolerable and unforgivable threshold,” adding that Nigerians were now exposed to “unprecedented levels of killings, kidnappings, mass displacement and unchecked terror.”
The former lawmakers added that the federal government had “failed in its most basic and sacred duty: to protect the lives and property of its citizens.”
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They cited data from civil society and security monitoring organisations to back their claims, saying more than 10,000 Nigerians had been killed by terrorists, bandits, and insurgents since the start of the Tinubu administration.
“3,841 people were killed by non-state actors in 2023; 6,549 Nigerians were killed between May 2024 and May 2025; 4,243 people were kidnapped in 2023; 2,691 abducted during Tinubu’s first year in office; 3,804 abducted between May 2024 and May 2025,” the ex-House members stated.
They added that ransom payments had now become a “billion-naira criminal economy,” enriching terror groups and worsening insecurity.
Also, the group cited Amnesty International reports indicating that 638 villages in Zamfara State had been sacked, while 725 communities remained under the control or influence of armed groups.
“These figures are not just statistics; they represent shattered lives, destroyed communities, and a nation bleeding without relief,” the statement said.
The group referenced recent tragedies — including the abduction of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State, the killing of the school’s vice principal and several staff members, and the murder of Brigadier General U.A. Uba by ISWAP — as evidence of a government that had “lost control and lost touch with the realities of its people.”
The former lawmakers also criticised what they described as the “insensitive” political celebrations by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who recently received new decampees into the APC despite national mourning.
“Given the scale of death, destruction, and national suffering — and the complete failure of leadership — it is clear that President Bola Tinubu has lost the moral, ethical, and constitutional legitimacy to remain in office,” the group declared.
They issued three key demands, immediate resignation of President Tinubu, suspension of all federal capital projects and redirection of funds to security operations, rescue missions, and the rebuilding ravaged communities, and the activation of a national security emergency plan led by professionals rather than politicians.
The group warned that Nigeria “cannot continue on this path of bloodshed, impunity and national collapse,” stressing that the time for excuses was over and that the country needed leadership that valued human lives.
