President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned the residents of his home State of Katsina to stop street protests against the military over insecurity, as this could distract then from the war against bandits and terrorism.
He reassured them and other Nigerians that the nation’s armed forces under him remained fully capable of dealing with those challenges, but need support from Nigerians.
He urged for more patience from countrymen and women as the military takes appropriate steps to block gaps being exploited to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens.
A presidency statement disclosed that Buhari had approved a joint military and police operation specifically targeted at combing Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto States to rid the areas of bandits.
The statement, issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, assured Nigerians that surveillance would 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 said.
He therefore appealed to the people of Katsina State to be patient and supportive of the ongoing military operations in the state, while sympathizing with those who are bereaved, injured and lost properties.
President Buhari admonished that 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”.
He stressed that “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.”
*insists he can deal with banditry, terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned the residents of his home State of Katsina to stop street protests against the military over insecurity, as this could distract then from the war against bandits and terrorism.
He reassured them and other Nigerians that the nation’s armed forces under him remained fully capable of dealing with those challenges, but need support from Nigerians.
He urged for more patience from countrymen and women as the military takes appropriate steps to block gaps being exploited to unleash mayhem on innocent citizens.
A presidency statement disclosed that Buhari had approved a joint military and police operation specifically targeted at combing Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto States to rid the areas of bandits.
The statement, issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, assured Nigerians that surveillance would 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 said.
He therefore appealed to the people of Katsina State to be patient and supportive of the ongoing military operations in the state, while sympathizing with those who are bereaved, injured and lost properties.
President Buhari admonished that 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”.
He stressed that “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.”
