Killings: Buhari Deploys 1000-Strong Military Force To Zamfara
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the deployment of 1,000 security personnel to Zamfara state in a bid to bring an end to the spate of killings in the region.
This was contained in a statement on Sunday by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.
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According to the statement, the personnel comprise of the army, Air Force, police and the civil defence.
Shehu said the personnel are being deployed to launch fierce attacks on the bandits terrorising citizens in the state.
The spokesman said the President has also authorised the engagement by Nigerian air force (NAF), of advanced satellite surveillance technology to help in accurate detection of movement and locations of the bandits.
He equally disclosed that the NAF has begun the deployment of fighter aircraft to Katsina whose airport closest to Zamfara “to make for immediate and effective response to the menace of the bandits.”
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According to him, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, was in Gusau, the Zamfara state capital, at the weekend, where he met the Deputy Governor of the State.
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— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
Terrorists seek to achieve maximum publicity and they do so by launching large scale attacks on soft targets and the media must resist every attempt to play into their hands unwittingly.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
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The media should under no circumstances make the bandits or terrorists feel like super stars because doing so could hurt all of us.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
We therefore appeal to members of the Nigerian media to avoid unhelpful and deleterious sensationalism in the coverage of events that border on national security.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
In this regard, security should not be reduced to petty politics as doing so could only embolden the terrorists and other murderous gangs.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
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Those praying for the President to fail in this effort can be likened to one stabbing oneself in the heart and celebrating about it.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
The Presidency, therefore, appeals to all Nigerians to unite and speak with one voice on security issues and urges politicians to stop exploiting national security challenges.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
The army and other security services are now better equipped and motivated to face the challenges of their responsibilities.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
It will be recalled that since his election, the President has kept faith with his promises to re-equip and motivate the country's military and other security services.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
It will be recalled that since his election, the President has kept faith with his promises to re-equip and motivate the country's military and other security services.
— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) July 29, 2018
