Tinubu mourns Rabe Abubakar, says govt won’t heed terrorists’ demand to release arrested members
President Bola Tinubu has come out firmly against terrorist demands following the death of Rabe Abubakar, making clear that no amount of pressure will move his administration to free militants currently in the custody of Nigerian security agencies.
Speaking through his office, the president sent a direct message to the groups responsible: the government will not negotiate the release of their arrested members, no matter what they do. The statement was blunt and unambiguous, a deliberate signal that the presidency is not open to that conversation.
Tinubu also took a moment to mourn Rabe Abubakar, acknowledging the loss publicly even as his administration drew a hard line on national security. How that line holds in the weeks ahead is the question everyone will be watching.
Originally published by Premium Times.