The African Action Congress, AAC, has criticised the Bola Tinubu-led administration over its decision to launch a military operation against fleeing coup plotters in the Benin Republic.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, AAC National Publicity Secretary Rex I. Elanu said the action highlights what he described as the government’s selective application of power.

“Nigerians are being kidnapped, killed, and terrorised with near-total impunity, yet the same state demonstrates flawless coordination and lethal efficiency when it serves regime or foreign interests,” the party said.

The AAC maintained that the attacks expose a government more concerned with safeguarding elite interests than protecting its own citizens, pointing to ongoing failures in national security and public safety.

“Nigeria does not lack capacity, it lacks commitment to the lives of its own people,” the statement said.

The party encouraged Nigerians to push back against the government’s continued neglect, urging coordinated civic action to take back the country.

It also expressed solidarity with the people of the Republic of Benin and denounced any efforts aimed at destabilising neighbouring nations.

“Nigeria belongs to its people. The time has come to organize, resist, and take it back,” the AAC declared.