President Buhari today gave a marching order to troops in
the North East to eliminate any bandit in sight and restore peace in the region.
The President gave the order when he addressed 15 officers
and 160 soldiers of the 17th Army Brigade and Nigerian Air Force 213
Operational Base in Katsina, under the “Operation Hadarin Daji’’, at the Umaru
Musa Yar’Adua Airport, Katsina.
In his words
This group was formed by the military to secure the
geo-political zone from the activities of bandits. Fundamentally, it is your
responsibility to secure the country. As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed
Forces, I believe you are capable of doing it.
I don’t think you should spare any bandit. Identify and
eliminate them. Pursue them anywhere you can find them and eliminate them.
Nigeria deserves peace. The rainy season is good and we are already achieving
food security, but we need peace. The money saved from food importation will be
used to purchase arms for operations.”
