The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), on Thursday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed security agencies to operate within the confines of the law in addressing the violence being witnessed in parts of the country.
Monguno disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the National Security Council presided over by the President.
He said since the government had conceded to the demands of the protesters, it appeared that “the riots are taking a different and unwanted dimension.”
“It is not Mr President’s desire to see any loss of lives and he is determined to ensure that things do not cascade into unpleasant situation.
“Therefore, he has directed all the security agencies to operate within the confines of legitimacy, the confines of legality, not to do anything that will aggravate the situation,” he added.
