President Muhammadu Buhari, today Friday has ordered head of the nation’s security agencies to relocate to Sokoto and Katsina states in response to the recent spike in bandit activities.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement titled ‘President Buhari Sends Security, Intelligence Heads To Sokoto, Katsina.’
According to Shehu, “The President is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation.”
“The delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (Rtd) is made up of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo”
Buhari had earlier ordered a manhunt of those behind the assassination of commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir in his hometown, Katsina state.
This followed by recent attack of travellers by bandits in Sokoto to Kaduna State which resulted to the killing of 23 people
