Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu of "surrendering to terrorists" following a wave of abductions, killings, and school shutdowns across northern Nigeria.

In a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday and signed by its spokesperson, Ini Ememobong, the party stated that the president must either seek external assistance or resign if he is unable to secure the country.

Mr Ememobong said the federal government's response to the deepening security crisis has been "slow, disjointed and dangerously passive," despite repeated attacks targeting students, worshippers, military personnel and rural communities.

Nigeria has witnessed a resurgence of mass kidnappings of late. In Kebbi State, armed...