Buhari assures FG tackling banditry, terrorism

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the international community that he is making progress in tackling the lingering insecurity crisis in the country. The President receiving letters of credence from the new Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador James Kingston Christoff, and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz, at the State House in Abuja. said that the Nigerian government is making progress in tackling banditry, terrorism, and other criminal activities.

While bandits are encroaching on Abuja and its environs, the President said that Nigeria has made meaningful progress in tackling insecurity with the support of friendly countries.

Buhari had stated: “The political instability in Libya continues to fuel terrorism in the Sahel, West and Central African regions.

“Nigeria is not left out of the equation as we are fighting to rid our country of banditry, kidnapping, herder/farmer clashes and insurgency. We are however making meaningful progress with the support of friendly countries like yours to sustain this fight until we overcome these challenges.”

President Buhari told the foreign diplomats to monitor political activities during the 2023 general elections, but they should remain apolitical and be neutral.

President Buhari said: “I urge you to also build friendships and acquaintances in the course of your stay in our country. Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the devastating effect of global insecurity, climate change and the post-coronavirus era have devastated global economies.

“Nations continue to struggle to recover from these multiple global challenges. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has undermined the progress countries have achieved in tackling food security in the last decade.”