The Senate says the security challenges, such as banditry, terrorism and kidnapping hitherto plaguing the country is now on the downward trend.

Spokesperson for the senate, Yemi Adaramodu, made the statement in an interview on Sunday in Abuja.

Mr Adaramodu, who is the Senate Committee chairman on Media and Public Affairs, said the military had done well in the fight against insecurity in the country.

“The reason the military has done well is because the National Assembly ensures that appropriation is adequately done to ensure they get what they needed for arms and ammunition and welfare of the soldiers.

“On daily basis, we now hear and see practically how the military has been neutralising these bandits and terrorists. So we can say that banditry is localised in one or two states now and they are being tackled,” he said.

According to the senate spokesperson, the spate of kidnappings witnessed several months back in some parts of the country has grossly reduced.

“All over the world, we know that there is insecurity. For instance, in America, you will be in a shop and somebody will come and open fire without any reason. So we will always be having criminals in the society, but it is not the same spate that we were having it before that is the situation today,’’ he said.

Mr Adaramodu, representing Ekiti South senatorial district, who warned against playing politics with security, noted that before now, it used to be one day, one trouble in the country.

“Before now, Nigerians were unable to sleep, but now, the situation has changed but because of politics, they (critics) can go to town and be brandishing all those rhetorics. Anybody who choses to be reasonable can attest to the fact that the issue of kidnapping has gone down.

“For me, I think this development calls for kudos to the military, the president and the national assembly,’’ he said.

(NAN)