Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, says Nigeria is better secured in the sixteen months of President Bola Tinubu’s government when compared to what was obtainable under former President Muhammadu Buhari. 

“We don’t talk much. We have not been talking because we are working. We work, we talk less. Nigeria is getting to be stable. We are restoring order. You will feel it. You will see it. Just give us time,” Mr Ribadu said.

Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria’s 1st annual lecture on Thursday, Mr Ribadu recalled how bandits and terrorists raided Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, breaking into prison and killing soldiers.

“Don’t forget Nigeria of 2022. In Abuja, bad people, terrorists, bandits will come here and kill our soldiers. A Nigeria where people will come to attack our prison, Kuje Prisons, and remove dangerous people – just in 2022. Nigeria Where people attack train and kidnap people,” Mr Ribadu said.

The NSA said since Mr Tinubu assumed office over a year ago, bandits and Boko Haram terrorists are now on the run and the security situation in the country has improved.

“And we came in, today, Abuja is secured. You can drive at night and travel to Kaduna, Lokoja, Minna, and Lafiya and feel safe just in one year, three or four months. 

“In Nigeria today, bandits are on the run. Over 20 of bad bandits are no more. I can give you names. They are no more. A Nigeria where Boko Haram is on the run. It is a reminder of how things have changed” Mr Ribadu said.