President Buhari revealed during his inaugural speech that, “The command centre will
be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely
subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without
rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by
insurgents.”
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued one of his first directives
during his Inauguration speech today, after being sworn in as President.
He announced that the Nigerian Military Command will be moving from
Abuja to Maiduguri in order to fight Boko Haram.
Maiduguri, the State capital of Borno, has been the epicenter of the
battle against Boko Haram. It is also where about 200 Chibok schoolgirls
were abducted and still have not been returned. Maiduguri has also been
subjected to unrelenting attacks and suicide bombings for several
years.
President Buhari stated during his speech that, “The command centre
will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely
subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without
rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by
insurgents.”
President Buhari, by issuing this policy change in his inaugural
address, is sending the message that restoring security from Boko Haram
will be a major priority for his administration. This move is believed
to improve the coordination of the military in carrying out
counter-attacks against Boko Haram terrorists.
In his inaugural speech, President Buhari described the Boko Haram
situation by saying, “through official bungling, negligence, complacency
or collusion Boko Haram became a terrifying force taking tens of
thousands of lives and capturing several towns and villages covering
swathes of Nigerian sovereign territory.”
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