Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has stated that terrorism and insecurity have significantly reduced across the country, rating the government’s security performance between 65 and 70 per cent
Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, Musa maintained that no country is completely free from criminal activities, but insisted Nigeria had recorded major progress in the fight against terrorism.
According to him, some criminal acts may be politically driven and designed to create the impression that the government is ineffective or that the nation is becoming ungovernable.
The defence minister also blamed the rising cases of kidnapping and violent crimes on declining family values and poor societal orientation. He noted that many people involved in such crimes are desperate for quick wealth instead of legitimate hard work.
“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.”
Musa further stated that many kidnappers are motivated by greed and the desire to make fast money.
“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.”
He added that the military and other security agencies remain committed to tackling insecurity, while appreciating Nigerians for their growing support and cooperation.
“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.”
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Your family is next of the list of the abductors, at least that will make you know that you can’t come to this open space and lie to our faces. God punish all of you!!