Buhari Tells Service Chiefs To End Insurgency In 3 Months

“You want to brace up and proceed to workforce up with different stakeholders to provide you with a properly coordinated joint effort which can deliver a desired end to these insurgencies inside three months”, Buhari informed the chiefs within the capital Abuja.

He said the three months “ultimatum” given to them to end insurgency was a “Presidential Order”, which must be obeyed. You should therefore re-professionalise your force and give your troops creditable training so that they can perform their job creditably.

It will be recalled that the President, on July 13, appointed the new service chiefs including a new National Security Adviser, NSA.

“You should also ensure that they abide by the newly enforced rules and regulations of worldwide standards while carrying out their assigned tasks”.

“You must protect innocent civilians and respect the rights of combatants” the 72 year old who assumed office in May said. “This no doubt will earn the support of local communities and the respect of our allies and support of the worldwide community”.

Speaking after a presentation to him of NASENI’s recent work, President Buhari observed that unless the agency’s inventions are adopted and further developed by manufacturers, the country and ordinary Nigerians will not enjoy the fruits of its good work.

In view of such allegations, the United States had rejected a request for an arms deal with Nigeria that will help equip the military to deal with the insurgency which has killed over 18, 000 people since 2009. Since then, the group has stepped up its attacks.

Apagu, bursting with enthusiasm, said: “We slayed 17 militants on Wednesday evening when they invaded Lahou village and equally seized two vehicles from them”.

In his remarks, the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen.

According to Dogara, the terrorist activities of the radical Islamic sect have led to the displacement of about five Million people, especially women and children and resulted in the creation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in many states of the country.