President Muhammadu Buhari seems to have woken up from his long slumber, as he given orders to security agencies to immediately go after those behind insecurity in Zamfara State and other parts of the country.
This was disclosed by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno on Tuesday while speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting of the National Security Council held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the NSA, the President ordered a ‘no fly zone’ and stopped every mining activities in the Zamfara with immediate effect.
He said: “The President has approved, based on our recommendations, the imposition and enforcement of a ban on all mining activities in Zamfara with immediate effect until further notice.
“He has directed the Minister of Defence and the National Security Adviser to deploy massive military and intelligence assets to restore normalcy to that part of the country.”