The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has vowed to do everything within the ambit of the law to make sure peace-loving Nigerians go about their businesses without fear or intimidation.
Yahaya warned those fueling crisis in the country to desist, saying they ‘will soon be dealt with decisively’.
The army issued the warning in Abuja, on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the closing of the COAS Annual Conference 2021.
While assuring Nigerian of visible signs of improved security across the country in the coming year, the army chief vowed that the armed forces would do everything to tame the menace.
The warning came hours after President Muhammadu Buhari sent a high-level security delegation to Sokoto and Katsina States in response to the recent spike in activities of bandits.
According to Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, the president is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation.
He said the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Bichi, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i, and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Samuel Adebayo, are also on the delegation, led by the National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno.
