‘A national tragedy’ — David Mark reacts to death of Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Senator David Mark, has described the decease of erstwhile Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar, rtd, successful the custody of his abductors arsenic a nationalist calamity and a achy reminder of the worsening information concern successful the country.

This was disclosed successful a connection issued connected Saturday by his Special Adviser connected Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The ADC chairman, a retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army, was visibly affectional portion reacting to the development, lamenting that Nigerians person go endangered successful their ain state owed to the persistent threats of terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and different convulsive crimes.

He noted that the decease of a distinguished subject serviceman who devoted his beingness to the work of the federation underscores the urgent request for a broad reappraisal of Nigeria’s information architecture.

According to him, “The decease of Major General Rabe Abubakar successful captivity is not lone a idiosyncratic nonaccomplishment to his household and the subject assemblage but besides a nationalist tragedy. It raises superior concerns astir the information and information of each Nigerian citizen.”

The erstwhile Senate President observed that insecurity has continued to escalate for much than a decade, affecting each conception of society. ...