…Attacks cowardly, says Buhari

 Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari has described attacks on innocent passengers by the Boko Haram terrorists near Maiduguri, Borno State, as cowardly and murderous.

While commiserating with families of victims of attacks in Maiduguri, according to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari pledged that his administration would continually frustrate the operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end.

Buhari added that: “this 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, while reacting to recent attacks in Maiduguri.

The President, who also condoled with the government of Borno State, stated 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,” Buhari said.