Boko Haram: Buhari meets service chiefs
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in the coming days i am engaging the military and intelligence chiefs in extensive discussions on the next steps we shall be taking2 buhari in a statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity malam garba shehu in abuja on saturday reiterated his administrations commitment to the security of military personnel and other citizens1 all the service chiefs ig of police and dg of dss were at the state house this morning. as president buhari said saturday yesterday in the coming days he will be engaging the military and intelligence chiefs in extensive discussions on the next steps we shall be taking ahmad said in the tweet1 president buhari had pledged on saturday to ensure that the loopholes which led to the fatalities are blocked once and for all1 on 18 november the al barnawi faction of boko haram attack the 157 task force battalion based at metele in northern part of borno state killing scores of nigerian troops1 the military authorities are yet to give the specific number of casualties1 confirming this development in a tweet in abuja on sunday the presidents aide on new media bashir ahmad said all the service chiefs the inspector-general of police idris ibrahim and the director-general of the department of state service dss yusuf bichi were part of the meeting1 no responsible commander-in-chief would rest on his oars or fold his hands to allow terrorists to endanger the lives of military personnel and other citizens shehu quoted the president as saying1 our loyal forces have proved their strength over the terrorists and we are ready to give them all the needed support in terms of equipment and manpower to succeed in ending the renewed threat1 president muhammadu buhari on sunday presided over a meeting of security chiefs at the presidential villa abuja as part of the ongoing efforts to engage military and intelligence community towards addressing boko haram insurgency1 the president noted that fighting terrorism had taken a global dimension which necessitated international collaboration among states facing similar security challenges1 he therefore reassured nigerians of his continued commitment to their security and of his efforts to sustain the momentum in the previous significant successes recorded against the terrorists1 the president however advised nigerians against making a political capital out of the national tragedy stressing that members of the armed forces are one family commonly committed to the security and safety of all nigerians1