Rescue all kidnapped victims across Nigeria, Buhari orders security agencies

By our reporter| President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday once again issued fresh directives to security agencies to rescue all those in captivity across the country and advance the acquisition of intelligence.

Babagana Munguno, the national security adviser, who made the disclosure while briefing reporters shortly after the National Security Council meeting held on Thursday said the President is not happy with the prevailing security situation in the country.

According to him, the last straw was the recent attack on the Abuja/ Kaduna train leading to the killing of some passengers and kidnapping of scores.

“Mr. President has directed all the operational and intelligence elements to rescue these innocent people immediately and unhurt,” he said.

“This is the basis, on which other issues were discussed. Obviously, the chief of defense staff and the service chiefs, as well as the inspector-general of police, all briefed the president on the occurrences in their respective organisations.

“I submitted a memo to the council and my recommendations are being looked into by the president. My recommendations are wide-ranging and they touch on all aspects of security, starting with the level of security of our land borders, as well as within the country itself.

“A lot of lives are being lost, the president is not happy about this situation, he has made it very clear.

“The first assignment he has given to the security agencies, especially the armed forces and the police is to rescue those that are in captivity, not just those that were captured during the last train incident, but those that have been in captivity in other parts of the country. That is the first thing that has to be done.”

Insufficient technology and human intelligence particularly from the wider society, according to him, has led to the persistent war and unless this is defeated, the war might become insurmountable.