Senator Imasuen predicts end of insecurity in Nigeria

The Senator representing Edo South, Neda Imasuen has posited that the end of insecurity in the country was in sight.

He said with the level of awareness and steps by the federal government, states, communities and individuals, kidnapping and other crimes associated with it will soon come to an end.

This is as he attributed the current spike in the country to the threat by the United States President, Donald Trump, to carry out military operation n Nigeria against terrorists.

Imasuen, who spoke with The Recorder in Abuja, noted the awareness will be the driving force to permanently put a halt to banditry.

He however noted that the pronouncement by Trump raised the level of insecurity especially kidnappings in the last few weeks, but assured that with the talks surrounding these criminal elements their days were numbered.

“We are getting to the end of this issue. Firstly, either way it goes, this situation we are in now is going to determine where we are going, and I know at the end of the day the country will remain solid and one, we will be able to weather the storm.”

Trump threatened Nigeria with military intervention over the “killing of Christians” on October 31, 2025.

Since then the Nigerian security crisis has escalated prompting many analysts to attribute the frequency of kidnapping to Trump’s statement. In Kwara and Kogi States alone, there has been five cases of abduction. In Niger, number of schoolchildren were kidnapped from a boarding school while 24 were also seized from another school in Kebbi state (now released).

According to Imasuen: “The pronouncement by the US government has given it (banditry) a different dimension in the country.”

He traced the history of insurgency in the country to years back which proceeded this administration, saying it has been with us but now heightened because the US government said they will invade Nigeria.

“Now they say they are coming, we don’t want their soldiers here. We want them in the areas of cooperation by way of sharing intelligence, surveillance and the rest,” he asserted.

He disclosed the senate is doing its best to stem the tide of the current wave through legislative activities and over sight functions.

He explained that with the recent discussions around insecurity in the senate, it was on the right part to proffer solutions to the problem.

He assured the senate was poised to contributing its quota through constitutional amendments and enactment of new laws to fight insurgency.