Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad, has delivered a blistering critique of the Federal Government’s handling of insecurity, accusing security agencies of “sleeping on duty” despite clear warnings of an impending terrorist assault on Woro Emirate in Kaiama.
Speaking at a media parley with the Guild of Digital Journalists in Ilorin, Ahmad said his fact-finding visit to the ravaged Woro community exposed glaring lapses that left residents defenceless. According to him, three military and security posts protecting the axis were previously attacked and overrun, effectively clearing the path for the massacre.
He described the scale of killings and destruction as grossly underreported, recounting that bodies were so mutilated that victims had to be buried at the very spots where they were slaughtered. The former speaker warned that such operational failures risk emboldening terrorists and deepening public distrust in federal security architecture across Nigeria.
Ahmad also took aim at Vice President Kashim Shettima, criticising his decision to remain in Ilorin to offer condolences rather than visiting the “ground zero” in Woro. He argued that Shettima’s physical presence at the devastated community would have amplified national awareness of the carnage and forced a more urgent federal response.
He lamented that Kwara now ranks among the most insecure states in recent years, trailing only long-troubled insurgency zones, and warned that no community can be assured of safety if intelligence warnings continue to be ignored. Ahmad demanded a thorough investigation and prosecution of anyone found culpable in the security breakdown, while calling for stronger intelligence sharing and joint operations with neighbouring states.
On politics, the governorship aspirant insisted that the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party would be settled once the Court of Appeal delivers its imminent judgement, maintaining that the party in Kwara remains united and capable of providing credible leadership despite what he dismissed as “imagined obituaries” from opponents.
