President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday visited Maiduguri, Borno state, on condolence visit to victims of Monday Auno attacks by Boko Haram insurgents where over 30 persons were reportedly killed many vehicles burnt.
The president left Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after attending the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU), and headed for Maiduguri for the sympathy visit.
“President Buhari, aboard the BBJ from Addis Ababa just landed in Maiduguri. He is paying a sympathy visit to the government and people of Borno following the recent horrific incident in which Boko Haram terrorists killed several travelers,” Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said.
The president had on February 10 commiserated with family of victims of the attacks at Auno village, along Damaturu – Maiduguri Road, and assured them that his administration would continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end.
He said the administration is ever determined to frustrate their goal to hold Nigeria to ransom.
“The commitment of this administration to protect the lives of Nigerians will not be derailed by the cowardly and indiscriminate violence against innocent people by Boko Haram terrorists,” he said.
The president, who also condoled with Borno State Government over the attacks, warned that ”terrorists are clearly on a back foot and their days are numbered.”
“As our armed forces continue to receive more hardware and intelligence to counter our current security challenges, the remnants of Boko Haram will ultimately be crushed.
”The peculiar challenges of asymmetric warfare notwithstanding, our Armed Forces are ever determined to defeat these enemies of humanity,” he said.
