President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian media to replace the expression, “rising insecurity” with “declining insecurity” in their reportage of insecurity in the country.
The president made the call on Monday in his Maulud Nabiy (birthday of the Holy Prophet, Muhammed, SAW) message to muslims in Nigeria and across the globe.
In the statement by his media aide, Mallam Garba Shehu, the president praised the increasing activities the Armed Forces, Police Force, and intelligence agencies had embarked upon to effectively respond to the security challenges in the nation.
He said the government fully expected and intended for the trends to continue.
He therefore urged the media to address the tone, content, and standards of reporting into security and safety measures.
“Time has come to revise the prefixes ‘rising insecurity’ with ‘declining insecurity’,” he said.
The president added that increased cooperation and collaboration from the citizenry, coupled with reinvigorated, dynamic, and energized police, security and military leadership was helping the administration score more victories against terror, criminality, and economic sabotage.
The reality of declining insecurity should replace the inaccurate narrative of rising insecurity in the country.
“While there is work to do, the men and women in uniform who are helping the nation to achieve this goal, desire our collective appreciation and encouragement to do even more. The whole country and its mass communications systems have a duty in this regard,” the president adds.
President Buhari also appealed to road users to drive with care and avoid needless accidents.
On Maulud Nabiy, Buhari said: “I am delighted to send greetings of peace, unity and goodwill to the Muslim Ummah, fellow citizens and Muslims all over the world as they observe and celebrate Maulud Nabiy.”
The president urged Muslims to strive for “forgiveness and closeness to the noble life and teachings of the Prophet (SAW) whose birthday is being marked on this blessed day. On this auspicious occasion, I wish you all the blessings of today.”
