Nigeria, Jan. 19 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday berated the Nigerian government over its "lethargic approach" to the country's security challenges.

Making reference to the recent kidnap of 18 police officers by bandits in Kaduna state and gruesome killing of 48 farmers in Borno State, the main opposition party said President Muhammadu Buhari "had made the country worse than he met it".

"Our party, as the voice of the people, tasks President Buhari to show concern to the plight of Nigerians who are being ravaged by terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and vandals whose activities have been emboldened by the indolent and languid attitude of his administration, including its recent dismissive statement to Nigerians to "wait on ...