President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the money saved from food importation will be used to purchase arms for operations
Just as he ordered the Military officers not to spare bandits but to be more spontaneous in restoring peace to the country, particularly states troubled by bandits.
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the president Malam Garba Shehu in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, said the order was given in Kaduna on Saturday had become necessary in view of the fact that the bandits had been killing, maiming and extorting innocent citizens.
Shehu said the president was addressing 15 officers and 160 soldiers of the 17th Army Brigade and Nigerian Air Force 213 Operational Base in Katsina, under the “Operation Hadarin Daji’’, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport, Katsina.
The statement quoted President Buhari as saying: “This group was formed by the military to secure the geo-political zone from the activities of bandits. Fundamentally, it is your responsibility to secure the country.
“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I believe you are capable of doing it.
“I don’t think you should spare any bandit. Identify and eliminate them. Pursue them anywhere you can find them and eliminate them.
“Nigeria deserves peace. The rainy season is good and we are already achieving food security, but we need peace.
“The money saved from food importation will be used to purchase arms for operations.”
President, accompanied by Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina, assured the troops that the Federal Government would provide all the necessary support for restoration of peace in the country.
