Buhari receive captured flag of Boko Haram

ABUJA-President Muhammadu Buhari last
night charged the Nigerian Army to ensure
that the country remained one and strong
indivisible entity despite threats of secession
in some quarters.
The President also received the captured
flag of Boko Haram terrorists from the
Sambisa forest from the Theatre
Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. -
Gen. Lucky Irabor of the Nigerian Army.
Buhari spoke at the 2016 Regimental Dinner
organized by the Presidential Brigades of
Guards in Abuja. The dinner was an annual
event to mark the end of drilling year.
It also provides the rare opportunity for
officers to interact with their commanders.
Speaking at the event, President Buhari who
went down memory lane, remembered his
ordeal which he said would have cost his
life.
But despite the development, the president
said he had a good time, serving the army
for 25 years. He charged the military to
ensure the unity of the country, saying it
was sacrosanct. Presdient Buhari receives
Boko Haram captured flag from Chief of
Army Staff. Gen.Tukur Buratai .
He said: “I belive you are here because you
want to be here and you cannot complain.
We will do our best to build the national
institutions in the country. “All these
political madness in the country where in
the north east, the Niger Delta or in the East.
“There are 250 ethnic groups, so keeping
Nigeria one is a task that must be done. So,
even for personal reason you must make
sure this country stays one and remain
strong.”
Speaking on the state of the economy,
president Buhari recalled his position on the
devaluation of the Naira, hike of the
petroleum products among others.