Military, political leaders on top of South-West security crisis – Minister

The Federal Government has said the security situation in the South-West part of the country is being handled by both military and political leaders.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Monday during a press conference.

He said, “There are challenges in the South-West but I can assure you that it is being taken very good care of. Both military and political leaders are on top of the matter.

“And we should stop ethnicising security issues. We should stop bringing ethnicity and religion to purely security matters. As we speak now, efforts are being made to contain all the issues.”

On reported presence of Nassarawa State by Boko haram terrorists, Mohammed alleged the Governor of the State, Abdullahi Sule, was quoted out of context when he spoke with journalists in Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mohammed said, “I spoke with the governor after the reports were published and he told me that he was quoted out of context.

“According to the governor, what he told journalists after meeting with the President was that some bandits whose operational mode is like that of Boko haram were grouping in his state. He, therefore, wanted Mr President to do something about it.”