President Muhammadu Buhari has said he has ordered the police and military authorities to be ruthless in dealing with the insecurity situation in the country.
The President stated this while speaking in an interview on Arise TV in Abuja on Thursday.
President Buhari, who lamented the security situation in the country, said it was disturbing him, even as he wondered why people of same culture and traditions should be killing each other. He however assured that with the new directive to the security agencies, Nigerians will see a difference in the insecurity situation in the country in a few weeks.
I assure you in “a few weeks time there will be a difference, he stated.
Speaking further, the President also lamented that the security challenges in the country was not good for her growth, as the current situation could lead to a shortage of food in the country, as farmers were being prevented from going to their farms.
“We are going to starve if you keep people away from their farms”, he said, adding that government has enough problems already without adding food shortage to the list.