President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security chiefs to move to Maiduguri to take charge of the situation in the state.
The president gave the directive against the backdrop of Monday explosions by terrorists which left 23 persons dead and 108 injured at Maiduguri, Borno State.
He also gave the directive to emergency agencies to provide care for the injured.
In a statement he personally signed, the president described the explosions as the final desperate and frantic attempts by criminals and terrorist elements trying to instil and spread fear, as they were under constant pressure from the armed forces and security agencies operating in various theatres.
He stressed that the government would continue to intensify efforts against all criminal elements, wherever they might be.
He commended the troops for repelling the attacks launched by terrorists in the state.
His words: “I must commend the courage and fighting spirit of our patriotic troops who successfully repelled the coordinated attacks by these terrorists on military positions in the state.
“The Monday attacks were desperate acts of the evil-minded terrorist groups. Our gallant military and civilian task forces will curtail and put them down.
“Just last weekend, during a security meeting with leaders of security and intelligence agencies, I approved additional equipment and operational support to enhance their capabilities. This effort is already in progress.”
Tinubu warned that there would be no place in Nigeria where terrorists would find safety.
According to him, they would be located and be completely defeated.
“Nigeria will not succumb to fear,” he concluded.
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