Nigerian president restates commitment to solving security challenges
Jul 15, 2022
Abuja [Nigeria], July 15: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday restated his commitment to solving the country's security challenges by continuing to provide the needed support required to wipe out terrorists by the armed forces.
Buhari, while speaking at a graduation ceremony of the Armed Forces Command Staff College in the northern state of Kaduna, said the response of the military to the insurgency by Boko Haram, banditry, militancy, kidnapping, as well as the activities of separatists and armed militias, among others, have been commendable so far.
"This government will continue to provide the required guidance and support to ensure that the desired results are achieved," the Nigerian leader said, noting most of the security challenges facing the world today were both asymmetric and trans-border in nature, involving mainly non-state actors in different regions and sub-regions of the world.
According to him, the West African sub-region and the entire African continent are not immune to these threats.
"We have witnessed recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria bearing the hallmark of national and trans-border insurgents trying to cause havoc in Nigeria as well as in neighboring countries. It will be part of your duty to confront these terrorists and insurgents and wipe them off the face of the earth and bring peace to our countries," Buhari said.
He described the specifics of their training, which focused primarily on countering security threats, as "very important", adding that "combating these prevalent security threats effectively demands that African countries continue to work together at all levels, be it tactical, operational and strategic."
Buhari said the last 12 years have been very challenging for Nigeria, considering the different security threats that have besieged the most populous African country.
"Our government is poised to promote national security and development, as well as to remain committed to promoting a vision of a secure, safe, just, peaceful, prosperous, and strong Nigeria," he added.
Source: Xinhua
