National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has declared that Nigeria is safer today than it was two years ago, citing significant reductions in Boko Haram attacks, banditry, and communal violence, especially, across the northern region.
Speaking during a two-day interactive session organized by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Kaduna on Tuesdays, July 29, Ribadu attributed the “improvement” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for a unified and disciplined approach to national security.
“Kaduna State alone recorded 1,192 killings and over 3,348 kidnappings under the previous administration.
“In Benue, over 5,000 people lost their lives within the same period”, Ribadu said.
He concluded by affirming the government’s commitment’s to national security.
“Nigeria is safer today than it was 2 years ago, and we are seeing the dividends of coordinated and disciplined security architecture”.
-9News Nigeria.
