Omooba77: In his first post after his return to the microblogging site, Buhari claimed his administration has been able to stem insecurity in the war-ravaged North-East Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday tweeted for the first time after Twitter operations were formally restored in Nigeria.
The President in his first post greeted Muslims in Nigeria and across the world, on the successful end of Ramadan, and the commemoration of Eid-el-Fitr.
The Buhari-led government had on June 4, 2021, announced the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Telecommunications companies started blocking access to Twitter on June 5, after they received a directive from the Nigerian Communications Commission to block access to Twitter.
The suspension by the Nigerian government came days after a post by Buhari on the 1967 civil war was deleted by the microblogging platform.
The government cited the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence as the reason for the suspension.
According to the NetBlocks Cost of Shutdown Tool, Nigeria’s economy lost N104.02m ($250,600) every hour to the ban on Twitter as of December 2021.
The government, however, lifted the suspension on January 13, 2022.
In his first post after his return to the microblogging site, Buhari claimed his administration has been able to stem insecurity in the war-ravaged North-East Nigeria.
“After a period of fasting and reflection, this year, we have cause to welcome the occasion in hope. The battle waged against terrorists who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is approaching its conclusion,” he posted.
“The fight has been long and hard. Final victory is within sight. Boko Haram and its offshoots’ final embers are now fading. Last month, the leader of ISWAP was killed in an airstrike. Since the New Year, thousands of fighters have surrendered.
“The territories they used to occupy are now seeing the return of those who were forced to flee their barbarity. Normality is finally beginning to return to the Northeast. It is a long process. Yet it is one we are, together, now embarking upon.
“With the designation of bandit groups as terrorists, the challenges of banditry & kidnapping are being tackled differently in the North-West and North-Central where the latest military acquisitions and Armed Forces are being fanned out across the region to thwart acts of terror.
“The administration is equally getting impressive reports of the special operations to curb crude oil theft and illegal oil bunkering in the South-South, with millions of illegally refined products being impounded and illegal refineries destroyed.
"While we are making progress cleaning the environment, some evil people are busy causing more pollution and destruction.
In response to the disturbing rise in criminal attacks targeting law enforcement and public facilities in the South East, concerted military operations to rid the region of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) elements have, in recent weeks, led to the overrunning of IPOB/ESN bases, the seizure of weapons and the arrest of a large number of suspects.
"I have recently approved the establishment of a Naval Base in Oguta, Imo State, among other interventions to strengthen the security of lives, property and critical national infrastructure in the region.
"The reinvigoration of the war against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking is also showing positive results as shown by the arrest of over 12,300 offenders including seven drug barons; the conviction of 1,400, counseling and rehabilitation of about 8,000 drug users."
Following the ban, groups including the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, had dragged the government to the ECOWAS court.
The President's tweet comes a few days after one of the victims of the Kaduna-Abuja train attack gave birth at the kidnappers’ den.
The victim was said to be eight months pregnant in March 2022 when she was abducted alongside others when bandits attacked the train.
As soon as this was done, he was picked up in kenya. They kept his arrest a secret because they did not want to UK government to know he was in kenya.
If the UK government got involved, they would have taken custody of him as a citizen. Sent back to UK and jailed like Adeyinka grandson.
So kanu chose to fall into the hands of the fulani, than the british..
If he was jaied in UK, that would be his end. But he chose to be taken to Nigeria, hoping that Buhari will grant him pardon and allow him to remain in Nigeria.
If you notice, he no longer insults buhari in court like he did the last time.
This is why buhari knows that Kanu has no option. After the igbo elders came to beg, he still insisted that kanu will be tried in court.
Because after kanu is sentenced and jailed, he still has a case in UK that will revoke his citizenship for terrorism.
So instead of kanu to go and pay for his crimes in UK, he chose to be taken to Nigeria, where Igbo's will be killed daily for his sins.
While Kanu's family is trying to see if buhari will release their brother, simon ekpa believes he will be released by force. Hoping that the more violence and destruction they cause in the south east, the south east leaders will mount pressure on buhari to release him.
That is why they are now tagging UN and accusing simon ekpa of crimes in igboland. Because simon ekpa and nelly oforegbu, have hijacked the criminal ESN, they created for Anmbra election cashout.
Unfortunately, over 300 Igbo's have been killed in igboland since his arrest.
Adeyinka grandson was courageous to pay for his sins in UK.
But kanu will rather let igboland be destroyed, than face the consequences of his actions.
President Muhammadu Buhari participates at the Eid Al-Fitr Prayers at Mambila Barracks, Abuja on 2nd May 2022
President Buhari with First Lady Aisha Buhari and some of their children, grand children, and relatives after his participation at the Eid Al-Fitr Prayers at Mambila Barracks, Abuja on 2nd May 2022
President Buhari with some of his aides after his participation at the Eid Al-Fitr Prayers at Mambila Barracks, Abuja on 2nd May 2022
minasi4841: They were attacked sunday night breaking monday morning. PHOTOS below Our people should understand this sit at home is for our own good. If u travel on sunday night immediately it is 1am it is now a Monday and unknown gunmen will he looking for u. R.I.P to them. What is just there just one monday
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