Buhari Fumes As Boko Haram Kills 20 At Borno Checkpoint, Says ‘Their Days Are Numbered’

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted furiously to the killing of no fewer than 20 travelers at a military checkpoint in Borno State on Monday.

The insurgents were said to have killed the travelers who were stranded at the military checkpoint situated at the entrance of Maiduguri, the state capital.

Reacting through his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, President Buhari described the attack as “cowardly, devilish and murderous’’.

The president empathized with the families of victims of the attack, assuring them that his administration was “ever determined to frustrate their goal to hold Nigeria to ransom’’.

“The commitment of this administration to protect the lives of Nigerians will not be derailed by the cowardly and indiscriminate violence against innocent people by Boko Haram terrorists,’’ he said, while reacting to recent attacks in Maiduguri.

Buhari further warned that “terrorists are clearly on a back foot and their days are numbered,’’ adding that “As our armed forces continue to receive more hardware and intelligence to counter our current security challenges, the remnants of Boko Haram will ultimately be crushed. The peculiar challenges of asymmetric warfare notwithstanding, our armed forces are ever determined to defeat these enemies of humanity.’’

The insurgents were said to have also abducted many travelers mostly women after setting vehicles ablaze at the scene of the attack in Auno, a village 24km away from Maiduguri city centre.