President Muhammadu Buhari says
Boko Haram has now factionalised and mutated into a “new form of terrorist
threat”.
Buhari was speaking on Friday at
the graduation ceremony of Course 27 at the National Defence College that held
in Abuja.
“In spite of the commendable
progress, the Nigerian state is still beset with some existential and
fundamental challenges. The Boko Haram, for instance, having lost their
insurgency campaign, now factionalised and mutated into a new form of terrorist
threat,” he said.
He said the military in
collaboration with armed forces of neighbouring countries has made tremendous
progress in the war against insurgency since the inception of his
administration.
“I congratulate the National
Defence College Course 27 graduands and their spouses for your hard work,
endurance and deserved success,” a statement signed by Garba Shehu, senior
special assistant to the president on media and publicity, quoted the president
to have said.
“Your participation in the course
is a further testimony of our national security policy aspirations to promote
international peace, friendship and cooperation.
“At the inception of our first
tenure in 2015, Nigeria was at a critical crossroad. The Boko Haram Group was
at the height of its infamy and virtually held Nigeria hostage. It constituted
a clear and present danger to our corporate existence as a nation.
“After four years of gruelling
work, I can report the progress that we have made in tackling the security
challenges, with the combined efforts of our regional coalition partners, the
Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies, diverse government
agencies, national and international development partners as well as local
traditional leaders.
“We have spared no effort to rid
the nation of terrorism and insurgency and associated national security and
humanitarian challenges.”
Commending the army and other
security agencies for their efforts, Buhari said his administration would
continue to work towards making Nigeria a safe and prosperous nation.
“Indeed, we shall be employing
all elements of our national and human resources to ensure security, a just
society, peaceful co-existence, national unity, prosperity and sustainable
development, while promoting our good standing abroad,” he said.
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