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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the removal of military checkpoints set up in the wake of Boko Haram activities in parts of the country.

The order was given a few hours after twin bomb blasts rocked Maiduguri, Borno State on Monday. Thirteen people lost their lives and many others were injured in the incident.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Aliyu Ismaila, told State House correspondents that Buhari ordered the removal of the checkpoints during his meeting with service chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Ismaila added that Buhari challenged the security chiefs to do more in the war against insurgency because of the leadership he was providing as a retired military officer.

Ismaila also told the State House correspondents   that the service chiefs left the meeting happier because the President updated and enriched their strategic plans.

The Permanent Secretary explained that the meeting also discussed the movement of the Army command centre to the North-East.

He said the security chiefs, after briefing the President on how far they had gone in the anti-Boko Haram war, were given additional assignments.

Ismaila assured Nigerians that "with what we have come out with from this meeting, we are very enthusiastic that the issue of Boko Haram will soon be over.