In a meeting attended by the nation's Security chiefs, the Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas and other heads of security and intelligence agencies, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security agencies in the country to ensure that all bandits are immediately dealt with.
He gave the directive after a meeting with the chiefs on Thursday at the President Villa in Abuja.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the closed-door meeting, the Chief of Defense Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, disclosed that the President issued marching orders to the military to urgently address the security challenges in the country.
He explained that the meeting reviewed strategies employed so far in confronting the issue of banditry and kidnapping in Zamfara and other states. General Olonisakin disclosed to reporters that the security agencies now have a new revised strategy to handle the challenges.
The acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu mni, who also attended the meeting, gave an update on police operations.
He assured the general public that the Abuja- Kaduna Expressway was now safe for travelers, traveling to Kaduna State. The police boss noted that the road has been cleared of bandits and kidnappers while security operatives have made a lot of arrests.
