The statement was titled, ‘Presidency Statement On The Recent Successes Of Security And Intelligence Agencies’. Shehu further hailed last Thursday’s midnight raid on the home of foremost Yoruba nation campaigner, Igboho. Assault weapons are not tools of peace-loving people and as such, regardless of who they are and where they are from, the Security Agencies should treat them all the same. “The successes of our Security Agencies must be commended as they have demonstrated significant deftness, guile and secrecy in carrying out these missions. Similarly, Southern governors, on Monday, resolved that security agencies must notify them as the chief security officer of their states before they carry out any operation within their domain.

Source: Punch July 06, 2021 19:45 UTC