President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Beijing, China warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations to desist immediately or get the Boko Haram treatment.
He gave the warning during a meeting with members of the Nigerian community in China.
Buhari, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, also reaffirmed his commitment to winning the war against corruption.
He said: “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.
He assured the Nigerians that the Federal Government was working very hard to overcome current national challenges and deliver on its promise of a better Nigeria.
He added: “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 programme we are implementing is not because oil prices are below $45
