President Muhammadu Buhari has
met with the service chiefs and inspector-general of police for the second time
in the last few days.
The meeting was over the spate of
attacks on Nigerian troops by Boko Haram insurgents.
Over 100 soldiers are believed to
have been killed in the most recent attack in Metele, Borno state.
We learned from a
presidency source that Buhari met with the security chiefs on Sunday morning at
the presidential villa, Abuja to determine how to handle the killings.
Soldiers fighting Boko Haram on
Saturday sent an SOS to the president, urging him to probe the quality of
weapons procured by the military authorities.
The soldiers accused the military
authorities of negligence and providing them with obsolete weapons.
Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to the president on media and publicity, had on Friday quoted Buhari
as saying immediate measures are in place to end the menace.
“No responsible
Commander-in-Chief would rest on his oars or fold his hands to allow terrorists
to endanger the lives of its military personnel and other citizens,” the
statement quoted Buhari as saying.
“Our loyal forces have proved
their strength over the terrorists and we are ready to give them all the needed
support in terms of equipment and manpower to succeed in ending the renewed
threat.
“In the coming days, I am
engaging the military and intelligence chiefs in extensive discussions on the
next steps we shall be taking.”
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