No Amount Of Threat Will Stop 2023 Elections, Federal Govt Vows

The federal government vowed yesterday that no amount of security threats in the country would stop the 2023 general election.

Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, stated this in Abuja while revealing his achievements and activities since the return of the ministry of Police Affairs in 2019.

Speaking at the event, the minister said the insecurity caused by a few elements will not deter the security agencies from ensuring the conduct of a free, fair and credible election in 2023.

On police welfare, the minister said in July, 2022, all officers and men of Nigerian Police were given an improved and increased salary structure approved by President Buhari.

Though the arrears are yet to be paid, the minister assured that the federal government will soon sort out all outstanding issues.

Speaking on the activities of the Nigeria Police Force in tackling some of the security challenges across the country, the minister said, “The North East, for instance, has a history of Boko Haram campaign against harmless citizens since 2009. These mindless terrorists subsequently sought alliance with the Islamic State for West Africa Province (ISWAP).

“A fierce military campaign and police support has degraded the terrorists’ capability and dislodged them from their hitherto strong base in the North East.

“In the North West, following onslaught on Boko Haram and its affiliate groups in the North East, the dissident elements, in a desperate survival attempt, now synergise with bandits operating in the North West and parts of North Central, particularly the middle belt region.

“This ugly trend is currently receiving commensurate attention through deployment of human and operational assets to neutralize the menace.

“In the short term, the Nigeria Police air component has been deployed to conduct surveillance and offensive on criminal enclaves within the corridors”.