He said the milestones include combating terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping, separatist tendencies, crude oil theft as well as militancy in the South-South and cyber-security.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his government since coming to office eight years ago has succeeded in achieving milestones in the area of national security.
He said the milestones include combating terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping, separatist tendencies, crude oil theft as well as militancy in the South-South and cyber-security.
Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity disclosed this in an article titled, ‘With PMB As Moving Spirit, NSA Monguno Leaves Footprints On The Sands Of Time’ shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday.
“However, I can confidently state here today that we have achieved significant milestones in degrading the major threat and restoring normalcy to most of the hitherto securitized areas in the North East,” Adesina quoted Buhari as saying.
“These areas previously occupied by terrorists have been freed and Internally Displaced Persons are voluntarily returning to their homes. This was largely achieved through the valiant efforts of our Armed Forces and other security agencies, in collaboration with our regional and international partners but above all, the support and cooperation of the Nigerian citizens.
“Apart from the degraded threat of terrorism in the North East, the government has also curbed the series of armed banditry and kidnapping cases in the North West and North Central zones which emerged as a result of the scattering of Boko Haram in the North East and the implosion of Libya in the Maghreb.
“In addition, agitators in the South East and to a much lesser extent the South West, which have been experiencing concerns of separatist tendencies are being checkmated.”
He also touched on successes in other areas like crude oil theft, sea robbery, piracy, militancy in the South-South, illegal unregulated and unreported fishing, and cyber security, among others.
The article further read, “A landmark event happened in Abuja on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned two architectural wonders at the Office of the National Security Adviser’s Complex at the Three Arms Zone area of the Federal Capital Territory.
“One was the National Counterterrorism Centre, and the other the new offices of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Architectural masterpieces, if you ever saw any. Another landmark under the administration of the unobtrusive Buhari, the infrastructure man.”