Wide condemnation has greeted the unsavoury statement of president Tinubu while on a condolence visit to the people of Plateau over the Palm Sunday killings where over 40 people were slaughtered.
Among the hard critics is former vice president and the 2027 ADC presidential hope Atiku Abubakar.
Many have viewed the statement as uncaring, inhuman and bereft of any single iota of human kindness.
Meanwhile Tinubu on the visit consoled a grieving mother who was seen in a viral video clutching the lifeless body of her son following the recent attack in Jos, Plateau State.
The President, who visited the state on a condolence visit, addressed the woman by name, referencing the viral video that captured her anguish after the killings in the Angwan Rukuba area.
“I know the pain; I saw how, in the video, you held on to your son, Ayuba, and the pain and agony in your heart, but it’s only God who can give you joy and comfort,” Tinubu said while addressing victims’ families and representatives.
He added that no amount of compensation could make up for the loss of lives, but assured them of government support.
“No amount of money can pay all of you back. ‘As a government, we will do our best to comfort you,” he said.
“I know the pain; I saw how, in the video, you held on to your son, Ayuba, and the pain and agony in your heart.
Tinubu had earlier arrived in Jos on Thursday following last Sunday’s attacks in the Angwan Rukuba district, which left at least 27 people dead.
He was received at the airport by the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, and the state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, alongside other top government officials.
The President had on Monday condemned the Jos killings and a separate attack in Kahir village in Kagarko, Kaduna State, where wedding guests were reportedly killed and abducted.
Speaking through his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the incidents as “barbaric and cowardly,” vowing that perpetrators would be brought to justice.
While condemning the attacks, the President also cautioned against narratives suggesting religious motives, warning that such claims could further inflame tensions.
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