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Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, on Sunday declared that killings of innocent Nigerians have reduced since Buhari became President.
Adesina, who said this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, called on Nigerians to be thankful that bombings no longer take place in the country daily.
Responding to the complaints by Nigerians over the rising insecurity in the country, Adesina noted that there was a time in the country when six bombs would go off in a single day.
Adesina, who is the President’s most senior media aide, maintained that since his principal became President, the killings had reduced.
He further claimed that killings and bombings are now less frequent as the country now goes weeks and months without any incident.
When asked if security had improved, he said, “Yes, there are times, a week, two weeks even a month that you don’t have all these things happening. There was a time in the immediate past when they happened daily several times. You talked of one bombing within three or four days. There was a time in this country when bombs went off like firecrackers every day.
“There could be five, six bombings in one day. Now, you can have two, three months with no single case of bombing. Let’s be thankful for small mercies. Any mercies we receive, let’s be thankful for it, and let’s not dwell on negatives alone.
“Life is taking the rough and smooth together. So, sometimes we see when things go on for days, for weeks with no negative developments, let us emphasise those ones… We have challenges but these are not the constants in the country.”
When asked if Buhari had been able to wipe out Boko Haram as promised during his campaign, Adesina said it must be stated that the President made some promises as an opposition figure and not a government official.
