Fish, eliminate terrorists, Buhari orders the army

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President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retired) on Thursday gave new orders to the military to lead the fight against terrorists in their "hiding places and ensure that they are completely eliminated". ”

President Buhari also urged the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, and its agencies to come up with specific programs to address urgent threats posed in the North-East Region.

According to a statement signed by the president's special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari gave the order on the occasion of the World Day of humanitarian aid, 2022, in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

The statement is titled "President Buhari leads the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, others to ensure the unhindered return of displaced people in the northeast, orders security agencies to eliminate the insurgents".

Buhari, who affirmed the government's commitment to reducing the effects of disasters, climate change, insurgency and the challenges of displaced people, asked the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and its agencies to pay particular attention to emerging issues amid the return and rehabilitation of Nigerians displaced during the 13 years of conflict and insurgency in the region.

To the military, he said: "The men and officers of Operation Lafiya Dole, the security agencies and the Combined Joint Task Force are highly valued for their commitment to the fight against the insurrection.

"I commend their professionalism and their tactical penetration into the lair of criminal elements, leading to a significant improvement in the security situation in this North-East Region, without which the resettlement of IDPs would not be possible. possible.

"I therefore implore you not to slacken your efforts, to continue to lead the fight to their hiding places and to ensure their complete elimination."

The Commander-in-Chief also implored the army to provide adequate security to farmers in their agricultural activities saying "Agricultural activities are most necessary for the colonization and development of rural areas and this can only be achieved if farmers are sure of their safety.”

Emphasizing unexploded improvised explosive devices, the president said, "Emerging issues include the growing number of orphans and widows. From our experience of the unfortunate civil war, I know the threat that unexploded ordnance can pose to returnees even after the conflict has ended, as we saw in the latest IED incident in Bama last week.

"I urge the department and its agencies as well as state governments and the special committee I have established under the chairmanship of the vice president to come up with specific programs and projects that respond to these emerging challenges of explosive ordnance as well as that of children orphaned by the insurgency.”

On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, commemorated every year on August 19, President Buhari commended all aid workers who provided the much-needed assistance to people affected by the conflict.

"It typifies the nature of humanitarian work and sacrifice, and is a great testament to this year's World Humanitarian Day theme, which is 'It Takes a Long Time'. village,” he said.

The President led other guests to the event in Maiduguri to observe a minute of silence in memory of all those who lost their lives in disasters and aid workers who died in the performance of their duties.