The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, on
Wednesday said embittered politicians at the last polls are destabilizing the
country and making the country ungovernable with rising activities of bandits.
He, however, warned them to abide by the outcomes of
the elections and exercise restraints and allow peace to reign.
The Army chief pointed out that the military had
strong evidence against the politicians sponsoring banditry, kidnapping and
other forms of criminal acts.
He gave this assertion while hosting members of the
10-man Committee on Army of the House of Representatives, who were in Maiduguri
on a two-day oversight function.
He said, “There are myriads of security challenges
we are facing right now in the North-West, North-Central and other parts of the
country. I want to believe, and rightly so, that with the fallout of the
just-concluded general elections, there are politicians who saw their defeat as
a means of revenge, sponsoring these criminal activities and even banditry and
clashes between the farmers and herders.
“We use this opportunity to call on members of the
House of Representatives to prevail on some of these politicians, to really
look at national interest first before any political or sectional interest. We
have some strong evidence but we are still being conscious so that we don’t get
it wrong but the best is to advise these politicians.”
He urged politicians to desist from any activities
that would inflict pains on civilians, warning that all criminals would be
dealt with in accordance with the law of the land.
He assured his guests that the Army would continue
to pursue terrorists until they were finally exterminated from the nation.
Buratai equally assured Nigerians that the Army was
capable of fighting criminals including Boko Haram terrorists, kidnappers and
bandits across the country.
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