The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has disclosed that security chiefs have assured President Bola Tinubu that insecurity in the country will be brought under control by the end of the year.
Badaru made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa, stating that the President has been putting pressure on security officials to deliver results.
“We are under Tinubu’s pressure to end insecurity in Nigeria. He always inquires when the problem will end because it is high time insecurity is tamed,” Badaru said.
He revealed that Tinubu recently met with him and the service chiefs including the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle to review the security situation.
“Mr President demanded that the service chiefs tell
him when the problem would be brought to an end. They told him things would normalise by the end of the year,” he said.
Badaru assured that the security forces are taking decisive measures to tackle insecurity, adding that “the service chiefs are very decisive in ending insecurity. They have taken measures to ensure it’s tamed within the shortest period possible.”
Commenting on the notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, the Minister confirmed that he remains at large but assured that security forces are closing in on him.
“He has not been arrested. He is on the run, but we will soon apprehend him,” Badaru said.
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