President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered a
military crackdown on brigands operating in rural communities in Zamfara.
According to Senior
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba
Shehu, the
President approved the request of the Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan Ali(retd.), for the
stationing of a full battalion of Special Forces in Zamfara following fresh
attacks on some communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government, and the
operationalisation of the newly-established 8 Division of the Nigerian Army in
Sokoto in the new Order of Battle.
The statement in
full:
“President Muhammadu Buhari has described the early Tuesday morning
suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State as “very cruel and
dastardly”.
“President Buhari, while commiserating with families of the several
victims, government and people of the state, assured that government would do
everything required to secure the state from the deadly menace of Boko Haram.
“The President enjoined the people in the entire North-east to be
more vigilant and report suspicious persons to security agencies in order to
avert further attacks on soft targets by the terrorist group.
“President Buhari has also directed the Inspector-General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris, to deploy more police personnel to prevent further
attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara State.
“Noting the current moves by the IGP to review police personnel and
strategy in the state, the President directed him to visit the state and report
back his findings about the deadly attacks.
“The directives followed recent killings and wanton destruction
carried out by unknown gunmen on communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local
Government Areas of the state.
“President Buhari prayed that God would console the bereaved
families in the Adamawa and Zamfara incidents, heal the injured, and grant rest
to the souls of the departed.
Source: Ynaija
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