Replicate North-East success nationwide, Buhari orders service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered nthe service chiefs to replicate—the kinetic and non-kinetic—methods deployed in quelling the violence in the Northeast, nationwide.

This was as he highlighted the regime’s acquisition of over 2000 military hardware across the Army, Navy and Air Force, describing it as “unprecedented in the past 38 years.”

“I have instructed the Service Chiefs to replicate the successes in the North East in other parts of the country,” Buhari said at the Passing out Parade and Commissioning Ceremony of Cadets of 69 Regular Course (Army, Navy and Air Force) of the Nigerian Defence Academy.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday titled ‘At commissioning of new cadets, President Buhari Lists ‘Unprecedented’ military acquisitions in 7 years, directs service chiefs to replicate north east successes.’

Buhari also commended the military for the safe release of the remaining 23 victims of the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna train attack on Wednesday.

According to him, although the military has recorded victories in the conflict inherited from past administrations, especially in the Northeast, the security challenges have evolved and assumed other dimensions in some areas.

“We have devised both military and non-military methods to intervene, and even rolled out an amnesty programme to rehabilitate repentant terrorists who surrendered and laid down their arms unconditionally.

“Our tasks as the guardians of the nation are to prepare for the evolving and complex security situations and make sure that no terrorists can threaten Nigeria’s sovereign integrity.

“In this regard, I have instructed the Service Chiefs to replicate the successes in the North East in other parts of the country, and I call on all Nigerians to continue to support our Armed Forces and security agencies,” he said.

The President, therefore, charged the military to continue the safeguard the economic and military capability of the nation and not to allow terrorists and insurgents to destroy the investments in key national infrastructure.

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