The Presidency has reassured Nigerians, that the nation’s armed forces are fully capable of dealing with the challenges of banditry and terrorism.
In a statement in Abuja today, Senior Special Assistant to the president on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu has asked the citizenry for more patience as the military takes appropriate steps to block gaps being exploited by bandits to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who has approved a joint military and police operation specifically targeted at combing Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto States and rid the areas of bandits, assures that surveillance will be improved, with more night vision aircraft already deployed under Operation Accord launched three weeks ago”.
“Nigeria’s military has displayed its capabilities in the past and will show it again by dealing with the current challenges,” the President says.
President Buhari appealed to the people of Katsina State to be patient and supportive as military operations intensifies in the state. President Buhari has also sympathized with the bereaved, injured, and those who have lost properties.
According to President Buhari taking to the streets for protest could distract the military operations, urging “Katsina indigenes not to give up on the military who over the years have a strong track record of quelling crises once given enough time.
“The major forests in North-Western Nigeria have been identified as home to the bandits in the region. The operation will clear all these forests,’’ he further said.
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