President Muhammadu
Buhari has lamented over the continued operation of Boko Haram insurgents in
Borno State despite military onslaughts.
The president
wondered how Boko Haram insurgents have been surviving depicts security
measures kept in place.
Buhari, therefore,
appealed to the people of Borno State to liaise with the military and other
security agencies in fight against insurgency in the state.
Buhari, who paid a
condolence visit in to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar El-Kanemi, on
Wednesday in Maiduguri, said cooperation will facilitate successful
implementation of the counter-insurgency campaign.
Buhari was in Borno
to sympathise with government and people over the killing of 30 persons in the
recent Boko Haram insurgents’ attack at Auno in Konduga Local Government Area.
“Boko Haram, or
whatever they are, cannot come up to Maiduguri or its environs without the
local leadership knowing; traditionally, the local leadership is in charge of
security in their own respective areas.
“With my
understanding of our culture, I wonder how Boko Haram survives up to this end.
“As the
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I campaigned in 2015 and last year on
three fundamental issues which include security – you cannot preside over an
institution or a country if it is not secured.
“This is just common
sense, everybody knows this, even those that have not gone to school knows
this.
“If youths do not
cooperate with government; they are endangering their future; I am already 77
now, how many years do I expect under a normal circumstances?”
“We are working for
you in this country; as Commander-in-Chief, I am dealing with the security
institutions and I believe there is improvement in security.
“I urge the people
of the state to cooperate with the law enforcement agencies; let us deny Boko
Haram access to our loyal citizens and encourage displaced people to go back to
their land.”
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