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Defence minister rates Tinubu govt 70% on security

Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance.

By Oyetoke Adedayo Ebenezer

1 min read 12 views Updated Oct 21, 2026
Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance. He said terrorism had been drastically reduced to isolated kidnapping incidents, even as a wave of school abductions across several states continues to be a big challenge for the nation.

Musa spoke on ARISE News on Friday to mark three years of the administration. “I’ll give ourselves 65 to 70,” he said when asked to rate the government’s performance, adding that no nation was entirely free from crime.

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Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance. Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance. He said terrorism had been drastically reduced to isolated kidnapping incidents, even as a wave of school abductions across several states continues to be...

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  • Defence Minister Christopher Musa has scored the Tinubu administration 65 to 70 per cent on security performance.
  • He said terrorism had been drastically reduced to isolated kidnapping incidents, even as a wave of school abductions across several states continues to be a big challenge for the nation.Musa spoke on ARISE News on Friday to mark three years of the administration.
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