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By Seyi Babalola
The Senate has stated that continuous occurrences of armed banditry and insurgency, as well as continued deaths, kidnapping, and wanton destruction of property, will end in 2026, and that it will review the 2026 budget to benefit the military.
The Senate and lawmakers believe that the issue of banditry should be resolved immediately, and they have encouraged President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to continue coordinated operations until all criminal elements have been apprehended.
Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja when he responded to a point of Order raised by Senator Garba Maidoki, APC, Kebbi South, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio said that on 1st of January this year, his prayer to God and which hespread to the nation was that the banditry and insurgency should end this year, adding that by the grace of God, in 2026 will not see the end of Nigeria and Nigerians, but rather the people shall see the end of 2026 and the end of banditry.
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The President of the Senate said, “I want to thank you Senator Maidoki for your very strong stance and to say that we in the Senate are with you. We share the same opinion. We are of the opinion that this banditry should end. In fact, on the 1st of January, my prayer to God and which I spread to the nation was that the banditry and insurgency should end this year.
“By the grace of God, in 2026, we will not see our end, but rather we shall see the end of 2026 and the end of banditry. That’s our prayer.So I understand the anger.
“But also note, there are a lot of things involved. They only go for soft targets. We cannot have military barracks in every village in Nigeria. The country is very vast. So they go for soft targets. And when they go, they cause massive damage. And by the time we move there, it becomes reactionary.
“I advise we do everything to explore the possibility of using very sophisticated drones in very vast areas that we can we can man. I assure you the national assembly will take cognisance of your plea and look at the 2026 budget in a way that will favour the military in general and also the national orientation agency to do its best to sensitise the public so that when you see anything should report.”
