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Published 30 May 2021
JESUSEGUN ALAGBE analyses the dichotomy between the government’s handling of peaceful citizens and insurgents terrorising the country
Fifteen days after bandits stormed Greenfield University in Kaduna State and abducted 23 students, a tweet by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), erupted anger on social media, leaving many with the question: did the President really mean it when he earlier said his regime would go hard on bandits and other insurgents terrorising the country?
The tweet, posted on May 5, was after the bandits had killed five of the abducted students and threatened to kill more if the government refused to pay a ransom of N100m.