President Mohammadu Buhari
EHIME ALEX, Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead.
The President’s reaction on the incident was contained in a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on Media & publicity on Sunday.
Buhari who stated that he was deeply saddened by the latest development, called on Nigerians not to despair because his led administration is ever determined to defeat and crush these criminal elements taking advantage of the lockdown to attack their victims.
Stating that he would not tolerate this large scale killing of innocent people by bandits, Buhari said that “in line with my commitment to security of the people, these attacks will be met with decisive force.”
He however charged the security agencies not to rest on their oars or lower their guard in order not to create a vacuum for the bandits to strike.
While extending his sympathies to the families of the victims, he called on the people to show more vigilance by reporting the activities of criminal elements in their midst.