Buhari Moves Military Command From Abuja To Borno To End Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued one of his first

directives. After being sworn in as President, he wasted no

time in announcing that the Nigerian Military Command will

be moving from Abuja to Maiduguri,  the capital of

Borno State, in order to fight Boko Haram.

Maiduguri has been the epicenter of the battle against Boko

Haram. It is also where about 200 Chibok girls were abducted

and still have not been returned. Maiduguri has also been

subjected to unrelenting attacks and suicide bombings for

several years.

While giving the directive to the miliary, President Buhari

said:

“The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and

remain until Boko Haram is completely subdued. But we can

not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the

Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by

insurgents.”

President Buhari, by issuing this policy change in his

inaugural address, is sending the message that restoring

security from Boko Haram will be a major priority for his

administration. This move is believed to improve the

coordination of the military in carrying out counter-attacks

against the terrorists.

He blamed the previous government for allowing the

terrorists grow wild. “Through official bungling, negligence,

complacency or collusion Boko Haram became a terrifying

force taking tens of thousands of lives and capturing several

towns and villages covering swathes of Nigerian sovereign

territory.”