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Tinubu Orders Relocation of Service Chiefs to Maiduguri Following Deadly Borno Attacks

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"PYb1DO6R" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa<&sol;p><div class&equals;"E229j0Np" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>In a decisive response to Monday’s multiple bombings in Borno State&comma; President Bola Tinubu has ordered the nation’s Service Chiefs to immediately relocate to Maiduguri to take direct control of security operations in the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The directive comes after coordinated attacks&comma; suspected to have been carried out by Boko Haram terrorists around 7&colon;25 pm&comma; which resulted in the deaths of over 20 people and left more than 100 others injured&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>President Tinubu issued the order while reacting to the tragic incidents shortly before his departure for a historic state visit to the United Kingdom&period; In a statement&comma; he vowed that the Federal Government would not be cowed by terror&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"C3UZ2f7Y" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The recent news from Maiduguri&comma; Borno State&comma; is profoundly upsetting&period; I mourn those who lost their lives&comma; sympathise with the injured&comma; and stand in solidarity with the people of Borno during this challenging time&comma;” the President said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Describing the attacks as the &&num;8220&semi;final desperate and frantic attempts&&num;8221&semi; of criminals facing relentless pressure from the military&comma; Tinubu reassured Nigerians of his administration&&num;8217&semi;s commitment to security&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I want to make it categorically clear that these acts of terror are being carried out by elements trying to instil fear&comma; as they are under constant pressure from our brave armed forces operating in various theatres&period; We will continue to intensify our efforts against all criminal elements&comma; wherever they may be&comma;” he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The President commended the troops for repelling the assaults on military positions&comma; praising their &&num;8220&semi;courage and fighting spirit&period;&&num;8221&semi; He reiterated that the terrorists would be defeated&comma; noting that recent approvals for additional equipment and operational support following a security meeting last weekend were already being implemented&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our gallant military and civilian task forces will curtail and put them down&comma;” Tinubu affirmed&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Just last weekend&comma; during a security meeting with leaders of security and intelligence agencies&comma; I approved additional equipment and operational support to enhance their capabilities&period; This effort is already in progress&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond the military directive&comma; the President instructed emergency management agencies to ensure that the injured receive proper medical care&period; He concluded with a firm warning to the perpetrators&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There is no place in Nigeria where terrorists will find safety&period; We will locate them&comma; confront them&comma; and completely defeat them&period; Nigeria will not succumb to fear&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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