Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Francis Sardauna in Katsina
President Bola Tinubu yesterday called the bluff of the terrorists saying categorically that his government would not bow to pressure being mounted by them for the release of their members in detention.Reacting to the news of the death of the former Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd.), in the custody of terrorists in Katsina, the president, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, pointedly told the terrorists that government would never bow to their demand to release their members held by security agencies.
According to Tinubu: “While the terrorists have done their worst, the President wants them to know that the government will never bow to their demand to release their members held by our security agencies.“As I said on June 12: ‘Bandits, kidnappers, and sponsors of terror should now surrender or face the full force of the Nigerian State. These windows of surrender will not remain open forever. And no mercy will be shown to those who trade in the blood of Nigerians.’“As Nigerians, we must stand united and be assured that the enemies of our nation shall soon be history. We will triumph over terror and continue to build a more prosperous nation.
