Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday urged Nigerians to maintain perspective amid the nation’s worsening insecurity, noting that no country including the United States, is completely free of crime.
Akpabio made the remarks during a tense Senate session prompted by two tragic incidents within 24 hours: the killing of Brigadier-General Uba Musa in Borno State, and the abduction of 25 schoolgirls alongside the killing of a vice principal in Kebbi State.
As lawmakers worked to harmonise their resolutions, Akpabio cautioned against despair, emphasising the size of the nation and the strain on security agencies.
“We deeply sympathise with the families affected, but Nigerians must remember this is a very large country,” he said.
“It is not possible to deploy one policeman to every polling unit during elections. Our security agencies are overstretched and often find themselves in situations they shouldn’t ordinarily be.”
He noted that crime is a universal reality: “There is no society without crime. Even in the United States, crime occurs daily. What matters is that we continue to minimise it.”
After adopting their resolutions, senators proceeded into a closed-door session to continue deliberations on the country’s worsening security situation.
