National Security adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said that Nigeria has recorded over 90 percent improvement in terms of security under President Bola Tinubu administration.
This is coming on the heels of claims by two different State Governors, including one from the ruling party that security agencies are losing the battle against terrorists in their states.
Mr Ribadu stated this in Jos, Plateau State while briefing the press shortly after a meeting with the Commander of Operation Safe Haven, Major General Folusho Oyinlola at his office, following a gunmen attack on Bokkos community that left hundreds of residents killed.
According to him, President Tinubu administration will not relent in its efforts at ensuring peace and security in the country.
“In the last 1-year-ten-months, violent deaths have been reduced probably by over 90 percent in our country. We have the statistics, in 2022 and 2023 those who lost their lives as a result of extreme violence in the country has reduced,” Mr Ribadu disclosed.
The NSA stressed that a lot of bad people have been arrested and are undergoing investigations. “I can assure you that justice will be done, those who are found responsible will be prosecuted, we are doing it across the country.
“This Government has prosecuted close to 2,000 terrorists and we have got many convictions; we will not relent, we are serious, we are honest about what we are doing, we will do it to the best of our ability,” he said.
The NSA further commended the armed forces and other security forces in maintaining peace, restoring order quickly, and acting instantly in averting a major crisis in the state.
“The country is going through difficult times, but it is not going to be forever. President Bola Ahmad Tinubu is saying ‘enough is enough’, it has to stop, whatever it takes.
“Whatever we have done to achieve relative improvements, we will do more, we will continue to do whatever it takes to ensure there is be peace, (and) security so that out people will leave a normal life,” Mr Ribadu assured.
The NSA, however, disputed the number of deaths as reported in the media in the recent attacks in Bokkos LGA, saying that the figure, “certainly is not as much as what is out there”.
Mr Ribadu, therefore, appealed to the media to, “always verify, and report correct situations. Telling the truth helps us to go through this difficult period; it helps us to heal, it helps us to get back on track and leave in peace and security,” he added.
Credit: Daily Nigerian
