Yesterday , President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa. Following the recent spate of terrorist activities in the affected states, he said, government had to take extraordinary measures.
“After wide consultations, and in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the provisions of Section 305, sub-section 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended, I hereby declare a State of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. Accordingly, the chief of defense staff has been directed to immediately deploy more troops to these states for more effective internal security operations,” the president declared.
In a live broadcast on national television and radio at 7pm, Jonathan noted that it had become necessary for him to address Nigerians “on the recent spate of terrorist activities and protracted security challenges in some parts of the country, particularly in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Plateau and most recently Bayelsa, Taraba, Benue and Nasarawa states”, lamenting that “these unfortunate events have led to needless loss of lives and property of many innocent Nigerians including members of our security forces”.
He vowed that the federal government would fish out the insurgents from wherever they are hiding and bring them to book. “The recent killing of security operatives by a cult group in Nasarawa State is particularly condemnable. I have directed that no effort or expense be spared in identifying and bringing to justice all those who had a hand in the killing of the operatives,” he stated.
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