Presidential media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, says the Buhari administration is working with state governments across the Northwest to pursue an urgent revamp of the national security apparatus in the subregion. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, Shehu, who is the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the partnership followed the infiltration of bandits into areas that were hitherto secure.

president muhammadu Buhari says his administration is working with state governments across the Northwest to pursue an urgent revamp of the national security apparatus in the subregion.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the  Presidential media aide, Malam Garba Shehu,  said the partnership followed the infiltration of bandits into areas that were hitherto secure.

Shehu quoted President Buhari as expressing sorrow over the renewed attacks and extended his sympathies to the governments and people of Sokoto and Zamfara states.

The president charged all stakeholders, including the federal security agencies and the states involved in drawing up the long-term strategic defence plan to begin its immediate implementation.