First Day At Presidential Villa: Buhari Orders Removal of Military Checkpoints

Military checkpoints

President Muhammadu Buhari on his first day of operating from his office at the Presidential Villa Abuja has ordered the immediate removal of all military checkpoints.

The News Agency of Nigeria quoted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Aliyu Ismail, as the source of the president’s directive.

It is unclear whether checkpoints in the North-east, set up in the wake of the Boko Haram insurgency, would also be removed.

Military checkpoints multiplied across Nigeria after the insurgency intensified, causing terrible traffic snarls and subjecting commuters to untold hardship.

However, security experts repeatedly argued that it was better for Nigerians to bear the inconveniences caused by military checkpoints than allow Boko Haram insurgents free passages to targets in cities.