President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that his administration is surprised by the activities of bandits in parts of the country, which he observed, had denied people of their means of livelihood.

Speaking on Tuesday in State House, Abuja when he received a delegation of eminent citizens of Niger State led by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, he said while Boko Haram was well known to him at the time of his campaigns, he was taken aback by banditry.

He has however promised that “harder times’’ await bandits whose disruptive activities, he noted, have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from their means of livelihood, and heightened insecurity in parts of the country.

The President, who said the activities of the bandits had forced many to abandon their farms and homes, added: “we will now be harder on them.’’

A statement issued by Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) quoted the president as saying: “I was taken aback by what is happening in the North West and other parts of the country. During our campaigns, we knew about the Boko Haram. What is coming now is surprising. It is not ethnicity or religion, rather it is one evil plan against the country.

“We have to be harder on them. One of the responsibilities of government is to provide security. If we don’t secure the country, we will not be able to manage the economy properly.”

baysherpsyche:
He doesn't need to be surprised. When reasonably people said he should change his security chiefs, he turned deaf ears. What else do you expect? A suprise or outright failure?

sarrki:


I expected immediately after the break of boko haram he would have changed his security chiefs

This and many more gave me the kick that nothing good is to expect in this is second term

Preshy561:

Please, shut up and stop wailing.

sarrki:
Mr President the way Security is been handled by you surprised us too

Isinweke:



Mr. President is doing his best, I'm sure PDP is the one carrying out the terrorist activities in Nigeria, Miyetti_Allah is working for PDP, they are trying to give Baba Buhari a bad name.

Enemies of Nigeria like you and IPOB wouldn't be allowed to use propaganda to tarnish the good work of Buhari,


Fulani jihadists are mere criminals
IPOB that carry flags and kill no one are the deadly terrorist

Yoruba will have the next presidency


God bless Miyetti_Allah
God bless Muhamadu Buhari
God bless the federal republic of Nigeria.

EmekaMD:
To be completely honest. There's no reason why any Nigerian should trust this administration to solve our security challenges any longer.

Buhari has spent most of his years in office either directly defending the bandits and calling them foreigners or denying their existence.

What ur actions and inactions have done is emboldened them.

Nigerians just can't wait for your tenure to be over. That's how much we detest your government

crownwealth:
May God bless Miyetti_Allah
May God bless Muhamadu Buhari
may God bless federal republic of Nigeria

solmusdesigns:
Buhari is overwhelmed by the secuirity challenges.... i bet if he steps aside for Osinbajo to tackle it for just 6 months, everything would die down like the Niger Delta Avengers crisis

He advised leaders in the Niger Delta to counsel those who blow up pipelines, resulting in spillages that affect farming and farmlands, noting that the loss had always been collective, sometimes turning hard-working farmers to victims.