Nigerian President Buhari Vows to Intensify War on Militants
- Buhari calls national unity ‘not negotiable’ in speech
- Buhari returned after three months medical leave in U.K.
Mohammadu Buhari
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to step up the fight against the Islamist militants and proponents of secession in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London.
Nigeria’s national unity is “not negotiable,” Buhari, 74, said Monday in a nationally televised address. “Terrorists and criminals must be fought and destroyed relentlessly so that the majority of us can live in peace and safety.”