The Presidency has blamed state governors for the escalating cases of killings across Nigeria, particularly the recent violence in Plateau, Benue, and Enugu States.

The presidency criticized the governors for inadequate funding of security agencies despite receiving substantial security votes.

Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, made these remarks during an appearance on TVC’s Beyond the Headlines show with Nifemi Oguntoye on Monday evening.

Bwala highlighted that some governors allocate as little as ₦20 million monthly to each of the State Security Service (SSS), police, and army in their states, despite having security votes ranging between ₦1 billion and ₦3 billion.

“What we are finding, very sadly, is that there are some states where the governors give ₦20 million to the SSS, ₦20 million to the police, and ₦20 million to the army as monthly allocation for fighting insecurity. And you hear their security vote is between ₦1 billion, ₦2 billion, and ₦3 billion. Where are we going?” Bwala questioned.