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Eid -el-fitr : Victory Against Terrorists Approaching, Says Buhari

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May 2, 2022.

Abdulsalam Abdullah Opeyemi

President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the battle waged against terrorists is approaching its conclusion and “victory is within sight

However, he noted that in spite of the good news some unpatriotic elements were bent on causing more pollution and destruction of national assets

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the military is on the verge of defeating terrorists masquerading as Muslims.

“Victory is near,” Buhari declared yesterday in his Sallah message to Nigerians as the Holy month of Ramadan came to an end.

After 30 days of fasting to grow spiritually and get closer to Allah and their loved ones, Muslims will officially celebrate Eid-el-Fitr on Monday.

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President expressed his best wishes to Muslims celebrating the occasion in Nigeria and around the world.

He stated that with the end of the fast, “we have reason to hope for the occasion (Eid-el-Fitri).”

Buhari described the war against insurgents and their allies as “long and hard,” adding that now that bandits have been designated as terrorists, the challenges of banditry and kidnapping are being addressed differently in the Northwest and Northcentral.

The statement reads in part: ”As the Holy month of Ramadan reaches its end and Muslims mark the Eid, President Buhari sends his best wishes to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world celebrating the occasion:

After a period of fasting and reflection this year, we have cause to welcome the occasion in hope.

”The battle waged against terrorists who falsely masquerade under the name of Islam is approaching its conclusion.

“The fight has been long and hard. The final victory is within sight. Boko Haram and its offshoots’ final embers are now fading

Last month, the leader of ISWAP was killed in an airstrike. Since the New Year, thousands of fighters have surrendered to enter rehabilitation programmes.

”The territories they used to occupy are now seeing the return of those who were forced to flee their barbarity.

”Normalcy is finally beginning to return to the Northeast. It is a long process. Yet it is one we are together, now embarking upon.

“With the designation of bandit groups as terrorists, the challenges of banditry and kidnapping are being tackled differently in the Northwestern and Northcentral states where the latest military acquisitions and the Armed Forces are being fanned out across the region to thwart acts of terror.”

The president also expressed delight over what he described as ”impressive reports” of the special operations to curb crude oil theft and illegal bunkering in the Southsouth.

He, however, noted that in spite of the good news, some unpatriotic elements were bent on causing more pollution and destruction of national assets.

“This administration is equally getting impressive reports of the special operations to curb crude oil theft and illegal oil bunkering in the Southsouth with millions of illegally refined products being impounded and illegal refineries destroyed.

“While we are making progress cleaning the environment, some evil people are busy causing more pollution and destruction.”

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How also spoke on attacks on security operatives and public facilities in the Southeast, saying that there is concerted military operations to rid the region of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). “Eastern Security Network (ESN) elements have in recent weeks led to the overrunning of IPOB/ESN bases, the seizure of weapons and the arrest of a large number of suspects,’’ Buhari said.

The president revealed that Buhari had since approved the establishment of a Naval Base in Oguta, Imo State.

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