Insecurity: Buhari ready to take profound measures against bandits, terrorists – NSA

The National Security Adviser to the President, Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd.), says President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to take profound measures to end the menace of banditry, terrorism and other criminality in the country.

Monguno stated this in a press statement after a National Security Council meeting at Aso Villa in Abuja on Friday.

The President had summoned a crucial meeting of the National Security Council today as he continued to frontally confront the situation in the country.

At the meeting were Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, all the service chiefs as well as heads of security and intelligence agencies.

In the statement released after the meeting, the NSA said, “At today’s meeting the President made it abundantly clear that while the insurgents, bandits and criminals are still at it, he has no doubt that the Nigerian Security agencies and all of us as a nation will certainly overcome all the current security problems and defeat the forces of evil marauding about in different parts of the country.

“While the criminals continue to test the will of the Nigerian government, the President and the Council which adjourned today’s critical meeting until Tuesday morning to receive further briefings from the Security Chiefs, are set and determined to decisively end the assault on the nation and will do all that it takes.

“Mr. President is very prepared to take profound measures in the wider interest of the people and the Nigerian nation. There shall be no relenting until peace and security is significantly restored in our communities.”