Insecurity has been degraded to a large extent. Problems in Benue and Plateau have gone down – Presidential aide, Daniel Bwala

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy Communication, has stated that insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in previously troubled areas like Benue and Plateau States, has significantly declined under the current administration.

Speaking on Channels TV on Wednesday, July 30, Bwala credited government efforts for improving safety and reducing violent incidents. He noted a noticeable drop in attacks linked to unknown gunmen, IPOB activities, and kidnappings.

While admitting that crime persists, Bwala emphasized that these cases now reflect general lawlessness rather than governance failure.

In his words

‘’Look at the fundamentals. Number one promise he made is security of life and the welfare of the people shall be the responsibility of government.”

When asked if the President has kept this promise, he responded

‘’Yes! Look at us having a programme like this. Before, you know how you would have moved in this country. Let me ask you,recently we have been having series of problem in Benue, has it not gone done? We have had in Plateau state, has it not gone down? Look at the IPOB/Unknown gunmen…you know in 2022/2023, the case of murders there…you know how their kidnapping people come into people’s houses in the heart of the town. Ransom and all.

Insecurity has been degraded to a large extent.

What we are seeing now is criminal tendencies that has no relationship with whether somebody is governing well or not because it exists in every part of this world”