The lawmaker representing Borno South, Senator Mohammed Ndume, yesterday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the military high command to relocate to Maiduguri to stop the Boko Haram insurgency.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the move was a right step in the right direction.
Ndume said: “For people like us that had been in the forefront, looking for solution to the problem of insurgency, it is a heart-warming development.
“We have been anticipating that immediately he (Buhari) takes over, he will do something drastic and effective in making sure that insurgency comes to an end.”
He added: “With the new directive, we are hoping that insurgency in Borno and other states will end soon.
“With the good intention of the president, we are very optimistic that this madness will come to an end soon.”
A lawyer, Alhaji Jubrin Gunda, a former chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Biu chapter, spoke in the same vein.
Said he: “The action is commendable. If the military high command moves to Borno, there will be no room for excuses or failure as we witnessed in the past.”
Gunda, who is also the legal adviser of a local vigilance group called the Civilian JTF, said it was certain that the military would wipe out the insurgents in a short time.
His words: “The military will wipe out the insurgents in a couple of days or weeks. It is indeed a right step in the right direction.”
He said stakeholders in Borno had been waiting for the inauguration of Buhari as the president.
“Everybody must hail the president for taking such a laudable step towards tackling insurgency.
“If you go round the state, you will see people in high spirit. We are hoping that the insurgency will be crushed soon.”
A businessman, Mallam Iliya Ibrahim, appealed to President Buhari to monitor the operation of the military against the insurgents, to avert failure.
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