President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Maiduguri to sympathise with the State Government following another free day for the insurgents who attacked and kiIIed travellers without resistance from the Nigerian military who according to reports, where at the time, nowhere to be found.
12:45pm. President Buhari, aboard the BBJ from Addis Ababa just landed in Maiduguri. He is paying a sympathy visit to the government and people of Borno following the recent horrific incident in which BH terrorists killed several travelers.— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) February 12, 2020
Governor of the State, Babagana Zulum, had on Monday, made clear his disappointment with the handling of the security situation in the State while blaming the Nigeria soldiers for the Sunday night attack by the terrorist group.
“Since my inauguration as the governor of Borno State from May 29th to date, Auno town has been attacked for about six times now. And the reason is that the military has withdrawn from Auno town.
“We have made repeated plea to the military to re-establish a base in Auno since it is one of the flashpoints of the Boko Haram, but nothing has been done to that effect.”
President Buhari also condemned the attack in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu. He said his administration is ever determined to frustrate their goal to hold Nigeria to ransom.
“The commitment of this administration to protect the lives of Nigerians will not be derailed by the cowardly and indiscriminate violence against innocent people by Boko Haram terrorists,’’ he said, while reacting to recent attacks in Maiduguri.