I will consolidate on Buhari’s past efforts on insecurity – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment towards fighting the scourge of insecurity ravaging parts of the country.

Tinubu who acknowledged efforts by past administrations towards fighting the problem said such attempts were yet to be finished.

The president made the statement on Tuesday during the book launch on the administration of erstwhile president Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

The book authored by Femi Adesina served Buhari as the Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, is titled: ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity ( 2015-2023).”

Tinubu remarked that President Buhari took office in 2015 during a challenging period in our country’s history.

He added that the economy was in a state of recession, and Boko Haram had taken control of large parts of the North East and even some areas of Abuja.

The president also acknowledged the efforts of the previous administration in tackling these challenges, particularly in fighting the terrorist groups.

Therefore, he expressed appreciation for the efforts of the former president saying that his administration had ensured that Boko Haram was pushed to the fringes of Lake Chad, and they no longer posed a significant threat to our sovereignty.

The President said, “President Buhari assumed office at a very difficult period of our national life when the economy was spiralling into recession and Boko Haram had taken over swaths of our territory in the North East. At a point, it appeared even Abuja, the seat of government, would fall into the hands of Boko Haram with the bombing of the UN Building, Banex Plaza, Nyanya and other locations within the Federal Capital Territory.

“We cannot easily forget how our armed forces battled the Boko Haram terrorists under the leadership of President Buhari to reclaim our territory and push them to the fringes of Lake Chad where they no longer pose an existential threat to our sovereignty.

“I must say the job of securing every inch of our country is yet to be finished. My government will stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs. We won’t rest until every agent of darkness is completely rooted out.

Nigeria has continued to struggle with insecurity, particularly in the northeast, which has been the focus of relentless attacks from deadly extremist organisations like Boko Haram and the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) for more than 10 years.

In other areas, such as the northwest and North-central, where residents are coping with ethno-religious crises and hearers/farmers chases the violence has also intensified.

These events have severely impacted agricultural output and other revenue streams, cut off vital utilities, and increased the number of displaced people.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that 8.4 million people, primarily in the states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY), may require humanitarian assistance in 2022.

The former administration had consistently said they had “technically” defeated insecurity in the country.