President Muhammadu Buhari has come to say that it is tragic and sad that bandits are still active in Nigeria amid the pandemic.

He revealed this as he condoled with families who lost loved ones in an attack by bandits in Sabon Birni Local Government, Sokoto State.

According to him, he is currently praying for the quick recovery of those that sustained injuries after the shameless attack.

He added that he does not plan to abandon Nigeria during these trying times and he would do everything possible to bring these mass murderers to their knees before crushing them totally

His words, “As the world and Nigeria battle Coronavirus pandemic, it is tragic and unfortunate that bandits have remained active in parts of the country, killing innocent people and throwing families into despair.

“We will not abandon you to your fate because we are determined to bring these mass murderers to their knees and crush them totally.”

“This operation will be full time and sustained military offensive that is intended to deny the bandits any breathing space to reorganize and regroup.”

“My government will keep protecting Nigeria from remorseless psychopathic mass killers who have no regard for the sanctity of life.”

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Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état. The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government.

He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president of Nigeria in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015. In February 2019, Buhari was re-elected President, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes.

Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a “converted democrat”.

Muhammadu Buhari was born to a Fulani family on 17 December 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, to his father Hardo Adamu, a Fulani chief, and mother Zulaihat. He is the twenty-third child of his father. Buhari was raised by his mother, after his father died when he was about four years old.