President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nations security chiefs to eliminate the threats of bandits and kidnappers along Abuja-Kaduna highway in particular as well as other places across the country.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this yesterday, at the end of the National Security Council (NSC) meeting, presided over by the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to Aregbesola, the President ordered the Armed Forces and other security agencies, intelligence organisations, not to rest on their oars, notwithstanding the progress and efforts being made to eliminate insurgency, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, and all the other criminalities.
When asked if the military or the Police would take the lead, he said, Police, as I said, is the lead agency on internal security. So, whatever Ive said about maintenance of law and order will start with the Police and then extend to all the other security agencies, certainly. Asked if the issue of bandits collecting ransom, taking over and administering some areas in the country was discussed, he said.
Specific orders have been given to all our security agencies. And well see an improved response to all those challenging the sovereignty of Nigeria in whatever form and creating insecurity in whatever form anywhere.
“The Council today took a firm decision on what to be done and I can assure Nigerians that with the charge from the President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces today, there will be an improved response to all forms of criminality in any part of Nigeria.
