Although the responsibility for ensuring the safety of lives and property lies with the Federal Government, the increasing wave of kidnapping, robbery, and other forms of violence has compelled many state governors to set up their own internal security strategies to combat the menace. Ogun increased from N114.70m in 2023 to N2.20bn in 2024 and N2.80bn in 2025, while Anambra moved from a relatively small figure in 2023 to one of the largest allocations in the country by 2025. Although Gombe, Kebbi, Niger and Yobe were not captured in the analysis, a regional breakdown of the figures shows that the North East accounted for the largest share of disclosed security vote spending over the three years, with a combined N113.78bn from Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno and Taraba, excluding Gombe and Yobe, which did not publish clear figures.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2026-01-13 23:35:47
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