President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the current security situations in the country.
Buhari, in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Friday, said he is bothered whenever the bandits and other insurgents unleash their terrors on innocent Nigerians.
According to him: “I feel pained each time a breach of peace and security occurs in any part of the nation.
“I am even more distressed when our youths, especially school children, are the targets and victims of mindless and malevolent elements in the society.
President Buhari said he shared the emotional torture and agony that parents and guardians usually go through whenever their children and wards fall into the “cruel hands of these enemies of decency and good society”.
He pleaded with Nigerians to give the military and other security agencies more time, cooperation and support by volunteering credible intelligence/information on activities of armed bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements within their communities.
“To be sure, the problems are beyond the simplistic options being bandied around, We shall remain focused on following the complex, multi-dimensional route to reducing the incidents of insecurity to the barest minimum. Our people must be free to live and move without let or hindrance.
“This is crucial not only to enthroning an atmosphere of calm and social cohesion, but for the economy to grow”, he added.
President Buhari called on Nigerians to use the Christmas season of goodwill and joy to renew their faith in the ability of his Administration to make a lasting difference in the lives of hard-working people.
According to him, the Social Intervention measures and other economic policies put in place by his administration are already yielding positive results.
“We shall deliberately target our youths so that they will not fall into the trap of unpatriotic elements to foment social disobedience leading to avoidable loss of lives and property,” he said.