Niger state governor and Chairman North Central States Governors’ Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani-Bello has called on Nigerian military to intensify battle against terrorists in compliance with directives of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari had recently directed the military to carry out extensive, coordinated military onslaught against the terrorists in the state.
The governor’s plea followed recent increase in attacks by the terrorists in Shiroro, Munya, Rafi and Paikoro local government areas of the state.
Sani-Bello, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje on Monday, lamented the constant attacks on many communities and consequential loss of lives and property, including military bases in Allawa and Galadiman Kogo.
The governor, who expressed displeasure over the heightened activities of the terrorists, noted that “the criminality is carried out with reckless abandon in a manner that undermines the efforts of the security agencies drafted to the area.
“With these recent attacks, the terrorists are daring the capability and capacity of the military. We must demonstrate our military might through the approved coordinated air and ground assaults to flush out the miscreants from our forests, their hideout,” he said.
“If we must win this battle against the terrorists, which we will; we must increase and sustain military operations to comb the forests. This is expedient because our people are dying and the living are becoming more agitated and hopeless,” the governor added.
He appreciated the efforts of the Joint Security Taskforce stationed in the embattled communities and further call on the people to assist the security agencies with credible intelligence information that will enhance effective operations against the terrorists.
