- We Have Reduced Terrorism In Nigeria By Over 60% – Defence Minister, Musa
- Christopher Musa says terrorism has drastically reduced across Nigeria
- Minister links insecurity to family breakdown and quest for quick wealth
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has claimed that terrorism has drastically reduced across Nigeria, rating the country’s security efforts between 65 and 70 per cent.
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, Musa stated that no country in the world is completely free from crime and criminality.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to him, although security challenges still exist, the level of terrorism across the country has reduced significantly due to ongoing efforts by the armed forces and other security agencies.
Musa also suggested that some criminal activities may be politically motivated, with the aim of portraying the government as weak or making the country appear ungovernable.
The Defence Minister linked many of the country’s security challenges to the breakdown of family values and poor social orientation. He argued that the growing culture of seeking quick wealth had contributed to rising cases of kidnapping and other crimes.
He said, “Yes, I’ll give ourselves 65 to 70 percent score. No nation is totally free from crime and criminality, but the level of terrorism across the country has actually drastically reduced.
“Now we have acts of terrorism, and terrorism, like I said, its a social vice, a failure of family values. We have seen fathers kidnapping children, children kidnapping each other, and brothers kidnapping sisters.
“It tells you that there’s something wrong with the family, and we need to also look inward to see how we can now develop those aspects again, like the issue of education. People need to understand that to make money, work very hard, don’t look for shortcuts.
“Most of these people taking part in those kidnappings and all these things are looking for shortcuts.
“And again, you can’t rule out politics, because most of these people they are kidnapping are people that don’t have anything to offer, and you’re asking for one billion naira, knowing that the individual you are kidnapping cannot offer, so what are you doing? Who are you expecting to pay that money?
“And that’s to tell you that there are some times you can look at it as acts of sabotage to make the government look weak, or to make the country look ungovernable, or whatever.
“However, the armed forces and security forces are working tirelessly to address those issues. I can tell you, Nigerians working with us, and I want to appreciate Nigerians. The level of support we are getting is a lot better than it used to be in the past, and we’re making more inroads.”
Musa further commended Nigerians for supporting security agencies, noting that improved collaboration between citizens and security operatives has contributed to recent gains recorded in the fight against insecurity across the country.
