In order to oversee counter-insurgency operations in the unstable Borno State, service chiefs and other security leaders will move to Maiduguri. The order was issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in response to the coordinated recurrence of terror acts in the Northeast on Monday.
Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu, who visited the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the bomb sites in Maiduguri yesterday to sympathize with hospitalized victims, is the first to arrive.
Additionally, he took advantage of the chance to learn firsthand details about how the attacks occurred.
23 people were killed, and 108 were injured when suspected terrorists detonated explosives at three high-density places in the state capital.
Maiduguri had long been shielded from Boko Haram activity before yesterday's unexpected security breakdown.
Another group of terrorists tried to attack Njimtilo, Baga, Buratai, and Damboa earlier that day, but Operation Hadin Kai forces stopped them.
The President was joined by governors, prominent politicians, political parties, and Vice President Kashim Shettima in denouncing the attacks, which also led to increased police alertness in neighboring Yobe State.
"To take control of the situation, I have instructed security leaders to relocate to Maiduguri. Additionally, I have instructed emergency services to treat injured people appropriately," he stated.
The President called the attacks "deeply upsetting," pointing out that they were the result of terrorists' desperate attempts under constant military pressure.
He declared, "These acts of terror are the last desperate attempts by criminal elements to instill fear."
He reiterated his administration's determination to eradicate the insurgency and praised the military and civilian task teams for thwarting coordinated attacks.
"Terrorists will never be safe in Nigeria. Tinubu continued, "We will find them, face them, and totally defeat them.