Confusion, Buhari Okays return of Military check points barely 24 hours after

Barely 24 hours after ordering the dismantling of military checkpoints nationwide, President Muhammadu Buhari has relaxed the rule and Buhari does u-turn, okays return of military checkpoints to some states in the federation.
Abdulazeez Yari, governor of Zamfara state and chairman of the governors’ forum, said on Tuesday that the governors told Buhari the order was “untimely” because of the security challenges facing the states.
“But Mr. President cited some incidents that happened at the military checkpoints but where necessary, he has given the chief of army staff the permission that they can continue especially in the north, south-east and the frontline states,” he said.
The frontline states are where the counter-terrorism operations are currently taking place in the north-east. “We discussed the issue of frontline states as regards insurgency: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
The president briefed us on his meeting with the G7 countries who have agreed to support the Nigerian government to fight the insurgency to the last.
“Also, it was noted that the insurgency has done so much damage to our infrastructure – schools, hospitals, and bridges.
The president said he has put a committee in place to go and assess the situation and he has also made a commitment that he will not request money from any G7 country but support to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure,” Yari said.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who has vowed to crush the insurgency, on Tuesday accepted an invitation to visit President Paul Biya in neighboring Cameroon as part of efforts to intensify the region's joint fight against Boko Haram.
The suicide bomber struck at about 11 a.m. (1000 GMT) at a market in Gujba, a town that was reclaimed from the Islamist group earlier this year as Nigeria's military went on the offensive with support from Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
The blast came a day after another female suicide bomber hit a market in Maiduguri in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which has killed thousands during its six-year insurgency in northeast Nigeria.
"I saw the suicide bomber, a small girl of not more than 12 years. I counted over 10 people that were dead," said Hussani Ibrahim, a driver, who added that he helped transport 23 injured to a hospital in Damaturu.

Confusion, Buhari Okays return of Military check points barely 24 hours after Confusion, Buhari Okays return of Military check points barely 24 hours after Reviewed by Vita Ioanes on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Rating: 5

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