President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has declared that Nigerians are safer under the current administration than before Tinubu took office.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Bwala said major security incidents such as prison breaks, which were rampant before 2023, have not occurred since Tinubu became president.
He noted that while pockets of insecurity still exist, Nigeria’s overall security situation has improved compared to previous years.
“Nigerians are superlatively safer today than they were. Before 2023, there were prison breaks everywhere even in Abuja.
People were being kidnapped in broad daylight before President Bola Tinubu came on board,” Bwala said.
He stressed that under Tinubu’s leadership, there have been no reports of prison breaks, and citizens can now move more freely across the country.
Bwala, however, acknowledged that isolated security challenges still arise occasionally but argued that such incidents are not unique to Nigeria.
“If you look at the crime record now, the crimes committed in America in one day are more than those committed in Nigeria,” he added.
‘Genocide Claim Is an Agenda’
Bwala also addressed the genocide allegations raised by some U.S. senators, led by Ted Cruz, who accused Nigeria of persecuting Christians.
He dismissed the claims as baseless, alleging that the report behind the accusation was produced by a group linked to IPOB.
“The report was written by the Inter Liberty Civil Society and Rule of Law based in Onitsha. It was first published in August and updated in September. It’s clearly an agenda-driven report backed by IPOB,” Bwala stated.
He insisted that insecurity in Nigeria is not religiously motivated, saying no faith group is specifically targeted.
According to Bwala, the genocide narrative only began after Vice President Kashim Shettima’s address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, suggesting it was part of a deliberate misinformation campaign against the Tinubu administration.