Police: Security Situation Getting Better
BY GODWIN IJEDIOGOR
RIGHTS activist and a former senator, Shehu Sani, has stated that the Kaduna-Abuja highway is now safe for passage, following the presence of well-armed soldiers stationed at different spots on the once-dangerous road.
He wrote on his X handle: “Yesterday (Wednesday),the railways sold tickets, but suspended services because of the NLC protests.
“I mustered courage and drove from Kaduna to Abuja.I found out that all the dangerous spots where terrorists lay siege are now dominated by the presence of well-armed soldiers with armoured vehicles.
“I was able to stop by a few villages and ask the opinions of the locals on the security situation; they confirmed that things are far better now and they feel safer. This was the road where cases of kidnappings and killings occurred on a daily basis in the past.
“Kudos to the military, the CDS and other Service Chiefs, the NSA and other security agencies keeping vigil.
“However, when the train resumes, na train im go still de use”.
In a related development, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, has insisted that the security situation in Nigeria is getting better.
“The security situation is getting better; I don’t agree that it is getting worse. It is improving,” Adejobi told newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday at the presentation of award to the overall winner of boxing and archery competitions in the 14th Biennial Nigeria Police Game (BIPOGA 2024).
The Force spokesman stated that most of the unfortunate incidents of insecurity being circulated on the social media were old stories, adding: “They are being recycled to make people believe they are new or current incidents. Actually, they are not.
“You cannot see any conventional media house publishing these stories the way we have them on social media.
“The security situation in Nigeria is not bad. Let us always analyse the situation based on empirical facts and not just on speculation.”
Adejobi said that the Police collate data and have information on the security situation from all its offices, noting: “We shall tell Nigerians if the security situation is worrisome.
“We have issued statements to tell Nigerians that most of the kidnapped cases were fake and have given instances and even paraded some suspects for Nigerians to know.
“It is not in all situations that these incidences are real; some people fake and plan kidnappings to get ransom from their families. Let us always differentiate between the real and staged kidnap.”
He said the Police do not deny isolated cases of incidences of insecurity, but stressed that the Force had arrested and neutralised many kidnappers and collaborating with other security agencies in Nigeria toward securing the country.
