President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a fresh marching order to the nation’s security chiefs to deal ruthlessly with the bandits and kidnappers operating in Zamfara state and its environs as well as to tackle other security challenges in other parts of the country.
The order followed a meeting with the president and the heads of security outfits at the presidential villa, Abuja on Thursday.
Briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, said that the session reviewed and revised the strategy adopted by the security so as to address the challenges confronting the countr
He said: “The security meeting we just had with Mr President today (Thursday) is to review the strategy that we are adopting in confronting security issues in Zamfara State especially and other places nationwide.
“And this review strategy is to address all the issues including kidnapping, banditry and other associated issues confronting the nation and we are coming out with a revised strategy to handle those challenges.”
Asked whether there was a marching order from the President to the security agencies over the increasing rate of insecurity in the country, General Olonisakin said, “Yeah, the marching order is for us to deal with this issue immediately and ruthlessly and ensure that all those bandits are immediately dealt with and all those issues that are bordering with our security are properly addressed.”
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