Atiku issued this warning in a post on his verified Facebook page.
The former vice-President asked the present administration to live up to expectation, accusing the government of lacklustre posture in holding firmly to the frontline in the gains made by security operatives.
According to him, it is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.
It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline, and thus important to call on the federal authorities to wake up to their responsibility and to make sure that the North-East does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.
Atiku also expressed condolences to the families of victims of the attacks,and prayed God to grant a peaceful repose to the souls of the departed.