The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the recent multiple bombings in Maiduguri, resulting in at least 23 deaths and injuring more than 100 people, are another incontrovertible piece of evidence of the inability of the President Bola Tinubu government to curb the growing insecurity in the country.

The party said the bombing is an unfortunate addition to the numerous acts of grave insecurity that have occurred under President Tinubu's watch, who was the loudest campaign voice for the All Progressives Congress, promising to end insecurity immediately if his party got elected.

"Sadly, 11 years later, insecurity has not only increased significantly in the Northeastern part of Nigeria; it has spread almost uncontrollably to many other parts of the country that were hitherto very safe and peaceful," the PDP said.

"Despite this glaring failure, the APC-led Presidency has devoted more time, energy, and resources to the task of political genocide against the opposition, instead of deploying the same to combat the growing insecurity that has become the lived reality and new normal of Nigerians. There is no one, including the President, who will not agree that our country was safer in 2015 than it is today."

While sympathising with the families affected by this dastardly and most condemnable act, the PDP called on the federal government to move beyond rhetoric in security matters and engage strategic stakeholders, especially community leaders, as part of a whole-of-society approach to combating insecurity.