With 25 days to go, Nigerian security forces are facing a race against time to meet the December 31, 2022. deadline President Muhammadu Buhari gave to heads of security agencies to end terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes in the country.
The federal government had in October said insecurity bedeviling the country would be over by December.
Minister of the Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the assurance during a joint ministerial briefing in Abuja.
He said President Buhari had given a December deadline for the security forces to restore order and stability in all parts of the country.
According to the minister, the President said he would not leave the country without curtailing and effectively addressing the security challenges.
Quoting the president, he said “He gave the deadline of total elimination of such threats to the security of lives and property by December.
