Buhari Gives New Order To Service Chiefs Against Bandits

Buhari has given new order to Service Chiefs against bandits.

Onyxnewsng reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the country’s Service Chiefs to urgently deal with bandit, who are becoming a nuisance to the country.

Onyxnewsng understands that the President gave the order on Tuesday, during a security meeting with the service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Also the Minister of Defense, General Bashir Magashi also confirmed this while speaking at the state house correspondents.

Magashi said President Buhari has directed the service chiefs to deal with bandits and Boko Haram insurgents ruthlessly and find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country.

He said the President particularly ordered the service chiefs to stop the incessant attacks and abduction of residents in the North-West and North Central.

The minister stated that the President outrightly condemned the killing of Nigerians by bandits and their reckless pronouncements to solicit attention.

He said the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Lucky Irabor, and other security chiefs briefed the President on recent developments associated with the security challenges facing the nation.

Magashi disclosed that the government reviewed the security situation in the country and concluded that it can tackle insecurity, especially in Zamfara State and the North Central, with the cooperation of Nigerians.

Speaking further, Magashi announced that a batch of six A-29 Super Tucano Jets will arrive in the country next week while the jets in the first batch already delivered are being tested.

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The Service Chiefs were led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor; Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (rtd).

And in the meeting were the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.