We will deal with you like Boko Haram- President Buhari goes hard on pipeline vandals

President Buhari Wednesday warned vandals
and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas
installations in Nigeria to desist immediately
or face the same drastic action being taken
against Boko Haram by the Armed Forces.
Speaking at a meeting with members of the
Nigerian Community in Beijing, China,
President Buhari also reaffirmed his total
commitment to winning the war against
corruption, saying that corruption was an
arch-enemy of the nation which has
destroyed the lives of many Nigerians.
"I ask for your support to make our vision of
stamping out corruption a reality in the
shortest possible time. Whoever is caught
will not be spared. The government is still
being dared, but those who are sensible
should have learnt a lesson. Those who are
mad, let them continue in their madness. I
am aware that in the last two weeks, the
national grid collapsed a number of times. I
hope this message will reach the vandals and
saboteurs who are blowing up pipelines and
installations. We will deal with them the way
we dealt with Boko Haram," the President
declared.
President Buhari assured the Nigerian
Community that the Federal Government was
working very hard to overcome current
national challenges and deliver on its promise
of a better Nigeria.
"Clearly, our vision of a diversified and
inclusive economy will not be achieved
overnight. It will be a long, and in some
cases, painful journey. I am very confident
we will get there. But we must start that
journey now. We hear proposals for short
cuts or quick wins. However, all we need to
do is look at our history to know that there
are no quick wins or short cuts in fixing
Nigeria. The many decades of damage and
destruction cannot be repaired overnight. The
reform program we are implementing is not
because oil prices are below $45 per barrel
today. It is because when oil prices were
over $100 per barrel, majority of Nigerians
were still suffering. They were simply
forgotten and left behind. So, our reforms are
to ensure that the majority of Nigerians are
not left behind," the President told the
gathering.
President Buhari also assured the Nigerian
community that his administration was
fulfilling its promise to improve security
across the country.
"When we came into office in 2015, Boko
Haram insurgents occupied 14 Local
Government Areas. Today, I am pleased to
say the insurgents have been routed out of
these local governments and their capacity to
fight as a force has been significantly
degraded. We will continue working hard to
ensure that the group is eliminated. This is
achievable. And we will not settle for
anything less," he said.