LAI Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, on June 14 said the prevalence of insecurity in the country has ‘reduced considerably’ when compared with what was witnessed in 2019, Daily Trust has reported.

He disclosed this in Abuja while rolling out the achievements of the current administration’s second term in office.

Mohammed was specific about banditry and kidnapping.

He said though President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, of which he is a cabinet member, may not have completely wiped out the two insecurity challenges – banditry and kidnapping, he argued that they have significantly dropped in the country, unlike the previous year.

Since the minister made this claim, it has been reported by several media organisations.

The report, which was shared on the Twitter and Facebook pages of the Daily Trust with an aggregate 2.5 million followers, has generated 234 comments, among other reactions.

THE CLAIM

“The Federal Government has said its administration may not have completely wiped out banditry and kidnappings, but in the last one year, cases have reduced considerably,” Daily Trust reported quoting him.

The publication further quoted Mohammed saying the activities of the bandits and kidnappers have been checkmated.

He admitted though that the federal government needs to do more, “but compared to what it was this time last year, to what it is today, it has reduced drastically.”

FINDINGS

The ICIR checks through data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST), an initiative of Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), to verify the reported cases of kidnappings in the country within the period.

READ MORE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/fact-check-has-banditry-kidnapping-reduced-in-nigeria-as-claimed-by-lai-mohammed/

reduce wetin? anyways he's just doing his job

Believe Lai Mohammed at your own peril.

No reasonable humanity should ever believe a man of this lying nature.

A day without LAI ing is indeed a wasted day---- LAI MOHAMMED...

Reduced ke ?

When the President recently couldn't controlled his outburst at the increasing rate of banditry and kidnappings

If you take what comes out of his mouth serious you your self have mental health problem.