Reacting to the surge, Shehu Sani, in a post on X, said the decade-long security crisis usually deteriorates during election season.
Former Nigerian senator Shehu Sani has attributed the recent spike in terrorist attacks across the northern regions of the country to the approaching general elections.
Terrorists have been on a rampage, killing citizens in some northern states, particularly Borno State.
Reacting to the surge, Shehu Sani, in a post on X, said the decade-long security crisis usually deteriorates during election season.
He also wondered why the assailants are hellbent on killing innocent Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan and still claim to be fighting a religious cause.
The former lawmaker wrote, “Each time the election season is upon us, bandits and terrorists in the North heighten their attacks.
“Whatever their motive or intention for this calculated upsurge, it’s condemnable.
“They kidnap and murder their fellow Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan and claim to be fighting a religious cause. Our Clerics must muster the courage to rebuke these evil forces.”