President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the federal government is taking delivery of military equipment to improve the security situation of the country.
He added that the military was also deploying advanced technology to improve surveillance to locate criminals and crush them.
Buhari made the disclosure on Tuesday while reacting to the killing of 15 people in Goronyo and Illela local government areas of Sokoto State by bandits.
His words: “We are taking delivery of military equipment to improve the capacity of our security forces to effectively deal with this issue.
“Our military is also deploying advanced technology to enhance surveillance and related operations to locate and crush these criminals and enemies of our common humanity.”
The president vowed that his administration would not tolerate a situation where criminals deprived the people of their means of livelihoods and turned them into beggars and refugees.
“The bandits are living in a fool’s paradise if they believe that they can’t be crushed. The criminals cannot be lucky always; they will ultimately meet their Waterloo. Evil cannot triumph over good no matter how long it takes,” he said.
The president, in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, condemned the latest massacre, warning that “this needless and mindless violence against innocent people cannot go unpunished.”
“This persistent and unprovoked violence against unarmed civilians must be met with fierce response by the government.
“Let me once again reassure Nigerians that this administration will not abandon them to their fate in the face of this existential challenge caused by banditry,” he assured.
