Boko Haram: Buhari To Relocate To Maiduguri To “Lead The Fight” – Omojuwa, AbuSidiqu Sources

This was part of the decision the president reached with the the service chiefs during their meeting yesterday at the defence house in Abuja.

Buhari had in his inaugural speech directed that the command centre of the military’s fight against Boko Haram be relocated to Maiduguri, the hotbed of the insurgents, but sources who was privy to the meeting said Buhari’s decision to relocate the command centre was because he has made up his mind to also relocate to the terrorist ravaged city.

The Complex recalls that during his campaign, President Buhari at the Chatham House in London had vowed to “lead from the front” in the fight against Boko Haram if elected in the country’s forthcoming election.

The service chiefs tried to pressure the president into abandoning the idea, but he insisted on keeping to his campaign promise of leading the fight from the front, the source said.

After much pressure from the service chiefs, Buhari then agreed to reduce the period he will stay upon his relocation to Maiduguri, but insisted that he must move to Maiduguri at least for a few month.

AbuSidiqu sources said the relocation may happen as soon as the president return from Germany where he is expected to attend the it this weekend.