Democracy Day: Ending Insurgency, Banditry, Remains Top Priority – Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), On Friday, said the plan and agenda to bring an end to insurgency, Banditry and all forms of criminality in the country still remains a top priority in the country.

He stated this during his democracy day speech, while assuring Nigerians that those who carry out these activities will not go free and will be persecuted by the relevant authorities.

He said, “Ending insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality across the nation is being accorded appropriate priorities and the men and women of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have considerably downgraded such threats across all geo-political zones.”

Buhari however, boasted that all the Local Governments that were taken over by the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa have long been recovered and are now occupied by indigenes of these areas who were hitherto forced to seek a living in areas far from their ancestral homes.

Furthermore, he expressed regret over the recent events that occured in some states in the country, which led to the loss of lives and properties and therefore charged all state and local governments to strengthen their security system so as to promote peace in the country.

He said, “I regret recent sporadic incidents with tragic loss of lives in Katsina and Borno States as a result of criminals taking advantage of COVID-19 restrictions. Security Agencies will pursue the perpetrators and bring them to swift justice.

“The total collapse of the economies of these areas, which constituted a threat to our food security, has also been reversed with the gradual recovery of farming and other economic activities.

“I must implore state and local governments to revamp their intelligence assets so that the Security Agencies can nip in the bud any planned attacks in remote rural areas. I send my heartfelt condolences to all the relatives and communities affected.

“As part of the strengthening of our internal security architecture, the Ministry of Police Affairs was created.”

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