ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari
on Sunday said that Boko Haram sect was embarrassing his government with their
renewed onslaught against the people of the north-east.
Speaking against the backdrop of
plethora of suicide bombings in Chibok market, Dolari Internally Displaced
Person’s (IDP) camp in Borno State and the Gombi market in Adamawa State in the
passing week, president Buhari said that the insurgents had become more
desperate, saying that the recent bombings were attempts to gain public
sympathy and attention having suffered terribly in the hands of Nigerian
military.
President Buhari said the
terrorists had been rendered weak, confused and homeless after repeated
bombings and ravaging of their camps and hide outs by the military, forcing
them to find their way back into the society to wreak havoc, like the case of
the Dolari IDP.
The President also noted that the
materials for the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were locally sourced by
the insurgents.
He therefore urged Nigerians
especially residents of the north-east region to be more vigilant and
circumspect.
“Having lost the war, they are
seeking ways and means to gradually find their way back into society. They are
not returning to contribute but to cause more havoc. They are so desperate to
embarrass the government and the people that they have no qualms attacking
isolated communities and markets.
“I urge all citizens wherever
they live to own the war against terror and to be part of the fight because it
is the only way we can finish the remaining work that needs to be done to make
our country safe again,” the President said.
A statement by the senior special
assistant on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu stated that President
Buhari “extended his condolences to all the people of Chibok, Gombi and Dolari
who lost loved ones in the recent attacks and prayed that the Almighty God will
comfort them and grant the injured persons quick recovery.”
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