President Muhammadu Buhari has again responded to the executing of 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram agitators in Zabarmari people group of Borno state.
The Nigerian President in an explanation delivered on Monday November 30, said the Armed Forces have been provided the marching request to take the battle to the extremists, not on an irregular, but rather on a persistent basis.
Buhari who depicted the slaughter by Boko Haram in Zabarmari as senseless, barbaric, gruesome and cowardly, added that the central government will be heightening its participation with neighboring nations on respective and multilateral levels, to guarantee that there is no hiding place for the terrorists.
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Nothing is more important than ensuring the security of lives and property of Nigerians. Everything is secondary when security is at stake. I will ensure that more resources are made available to the military and other security agencies to prosecute the war against terrorism.
As we mourn all the lives lost in Zabarmari, the Armed Forces have been given the marching order to take the fight to the insurgents, not on a one-off, but on a continuous basis, until we root out the terrorists.
We will intensify our cooperation with neighbouring countries on bilateral and multilateral levels, to ensure that there is no hiding place for the terrorists.
As I noted earlier, the massacre by Boko Haram in Zabarmari is nothing short of senseless, barbaric, gruesome and cowardly. It reinforces our resolve to root out all forms of insurgency and insecurity not just in Borno but everywhere across Nigeria.
