Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says it is “deliberate
ignorance” to say that President Muhammadu Buhari does not fight insurgents and
bandits with the same vigour used on secessionists.
Adesina said it is “pure mischief” to claim that some
troublers of the country are being treated with softer hands than others.
There has been a clamour for a Republic of Biafra by the
proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) while demands for Oduduwa
Republic by ‘Yoruba Nation’ groups have increased of late — but security
operatives have continuously clamped down on the agitators.
Some Nigerians have accused Buhari of turning a blind eye on
insurgents and bandits while going after the agitators.
Presenting his thoughts in a Facebook post on Friday,
Adesina cited instances where the military dealt with bandits and insurgents.
“It amazes, even confounds, to hear some people say
President Muhammadu Buhari should go after Boko Haram terrorists and bandits
with the same gusto he has displayed against separatists in the country,” he
wrote.
“Amazing and confounding because what the Buhari government
does daily in the north-east, north-west, and north-central parts of the
country, where terrorists and bandits abound, sends them to God to answer for
their crimes.
“This much has been confirmed by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt
Gen Faruk Yahaya. Hear the Army Chief, on the day he was decorated with his new
rank: “That’s what we have started doing already. Many of them have been sent
to God to answer for their crimes, and we will continue to do that.
“President Buhari had ordered the security forces to crush
all violent criminals and those sponsoring insurrection in the country, vowing
that they would be treated “in the language they understand.” And it is
happening without let or hindrance, without fear or favour.
“Why then do some people claim that certain troublers of the
country are being treated with softer hands, than some others? This could be
due to deliberate ignorance, mischief, or pure hatred. Those who keenly follow
the war against insurgency and banditry in the northern part of the country,
and who want to be honest, would admit that no quarter is being asked, and none
is being given. Every effort is being made to extirpate the evil from our body
polity”.
Adesina said all criminal elements, irrespective of their
category, are “being spoken to in the language they understand”.
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