President Muhammadu Buhari who visited Borno State on Wednesday, straight from his trip to Ethiopia for the African Union summit, supposedly to condol
Buhari said he wondered how Boko Haram survived up till now.
“As commander in chief, I campaigned both in 2015 and last year on three fundamental issues which include security; you cannot preside over an institution or a country if it is not secure. This is just common sense, everybody knows this even those that have not gone to school know this,” he said.
“This Boko Haram or whatever they are, cannot come up to Maiduguri or environs without the local leadership knowing because traditionally the local leadership is in charge of security in their own respective areas. So with my understanding of our culture, I wonder how Boko Haram survives up till now.
“We are working for you in this country. As commander in chief, I am dealing with the security institutions and I believe there is an improvement in security. I urged the people of the state to cooperate with with the law enforcement agencies and let us deny Boko Haram access to our loyal citizens and encourage displace people to go back to the land.”
The president also asked Nigerian youth to cooperate with the government to help them get a better future.
“If they don’t cooperate with the government, they are endangering their future. I am already 77, how many years do I expect under normal circumstances?” he said.
Urging Borno people to support the military, Buhari added that he is determined to do his best towards ending the insurgency.
