Insecurity: Lai Mohammed Optimistic Of Government Halting It |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration has promised Nigerians to remain calm, as Insurgency and Banditry will soon become history.

For months now, the high level of Insecurity in the nation has become worrisome, as kidnapping, Banditry, rogue herdsmen and insurgency are the order of the day.

However, contrary to the widespread belief that the Federal Government is overwhelmed with the escalating insecurity,  Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, said the Government and its security agencies have the wherewithal in terms of personnel and fire power to crush bandits, insurgents, criminals and other enemies of the Nigerian state.

He said, “It is no longer news that our dear nation is facing security challenges. However, I have read comments saying the Federal Government is overwhelmed and doesn’t have a clue as to how to tackle the challenges. Some have even gone as far as suggesting a truncation of the democratic order, a clearly treasonable stance.

“Well, I am here today to assure all Nigerians that while the government acknowledges the  security challenges we face at this time, from terrorism to kidnaping, banditry and farmer-herder conflict, it is definitely not overwhelmed and indeed it has the wherewithal, as you will see in the days ahead, to confront the challenges headlong and restore law and order, peace and security”.