Nigerian Govt losing sleep over insecurity – Minister

The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the federal government is making frantic efforts to combat the security challenges plaguing the country.

Tunji-Ojo made this statement on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, are losing sleep over the issue.

“Nobody is resting. Not the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, not the Minister of Defence, not the Chief of Defence Staff, not the DSS.

“Nobody is sleeping, we are working. This security issue is a major issue of national concern and I will not sit here and refuse to take responsibility for the security of Nigerians on behalf of the President,” the minister said.

According to him, security has improved in the country since President Bola Tinubu’s administration came on board, adding that the Boko Haram terrorists and the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, have been degraded by troops.

He pointed out that the current administration has led by example in securing the lives and properties of Nigerians.

The minister, who weighed in on the recent attack by a new terror group in Sokoto and Kebbi State, urged Nigerians not to judge Tinubu, saying the President was aware of the security challenges.

“The President is sensitive to these issues. Do not judge the President, or this administration by the level of assurance. Talk is cheap, the real deal is the action.

“We came May 29 last year, I don’t want us to bring politics into this. We all know the situations across the board, have we gotten to where we want to get to? The answer is no. Are we where we were? The answer is no. We have made progress,” Tunji-Ojo stated.