Worried by relentless attacks by bandits in communities across Niger State, President Muhammadu Buhari has actually directed that the militaries start a significant military operation aimed at rooting out the terrorists.

In the current instruction, Buhari stated they ought to use force in their strategic operations.

DAILY POST, however, gathered that the directive may not be unconnected with security reports reaching the presidency, indicating that the perpetual attacks on neighborhoods by bandits may be as an outcome of residues of Boko Haram terrorists who are fleeing theatres of war, particularly in the Northwest and Northeast parts of the nation.

A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, validated the issuance of the regulation on Sunday in Abuja.

According to the presidency, the Defence Headquarters a few days ago got the go-ahead, in which the President asked the military to respond robustly to the cases of killings and kidnappings in the state and to provide impact to the tactical objectives through making use of force.

“I wish to reveal genuine sympathies to the federal government and people of the state following current security events. “The President said in his message to the government and individuals of the State.

He worried the need for security to be viewed as a collective duty of every community, keeping in mind that just through uniformity and cooperation with law enforcement agencies can Nigeria beat the issue lastly.

Buhari stated, “The Federal Government is willing to strengthen support and cooperation with all the states. I think that with the complete cooperation of the people, we will certainly overcome this issue”.

Remember that the Presidency had in 2015 examined its fight against terrorism, a situation that may have likewise obliged it to select a new set of service chiefs, nevertheless, occurrences of banditry and kidnapping have actually continued unabated in some parts of the country.