Saturday, August 6, 2016

I WON’T TOLERATE HERDSMEN’S ATTACKS ANY MORE –BUHARI

I WON’T TOLERATE HERDSMEN’S ATTACKS ANY MORE –BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that his administration will no longer tolerate banditry and criminality from any group including Fulani herdsmen who have allegedly been accused of causing havoc in parts of the country clashing with farmers. The President stated this yesterday at the graduation ceremony of course 24 at the National Defence College (NDC), Abuja.
President Buhari who lauded the efforts of the military i...n taming the excesses of the Boko Haram sect in the North-East region said he had already directed security agencies to deal with such acts decisively. Speaking at the event, the President noted that: “On the matter of Herdsmen/Farmers clashes, I wish to state that this Administration will not tolerate or condone acts of banditry and criminality, under any guise. As such, our security agencies have been mandated to deal with such acts decisively.”
President Buhari explained that with the hard work of the military in the last one year, the Federal Government had been able to degrade Boko Haram. “Through the hard work, dedication and sacrifices made by members of our armed forces and security services, we have been able to degrade significantly the capacity of Boko Haram insurgents to wreak havoc on our society.
“The administration has been working assiduously in conjunction with our local and international partners to rebuild damaged communities in North Eastern part of our country.” President Buhari who commended the graduating officers urged them to set for themselves befitting goals and utilise their technical competence, skills and hardwork to assist the country realise peace. “I am, therefore, very happy to hear that the Graduating Course has undertaken a higher defence management and strategic research on the topic: ‘Youth Bulge in Nigeria, Implication for National Security’.
“As we seek to solve the myriad of social and political problems we will look closely at your recommendations. President Buhari also told the graduands that, “we know that the National Defence College is a truly unique institution, one which we believe, has empowered you with the highest levels of skills in management practices of present day administration and governance for development of our institutions. “We are also very pleased to learn that the blueprints of training at this College have kept pace with our current security environment.
-New Telegraph

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