President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage at the latest reports of several villagers being massacred by escaping bandits in Zamfara State.
Reacting to reports of the large-scale killings, President Buhari said the latest attacks on innocent people by the bandits was an act of desperation by mass murderers, now under relentless pressure from military forces who are well equipped to effectively confront these enemies of humanity.
A statement by the senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu said President Buhari noted that In keeping with his commitment to tackle the monster of terrorism head on, he reassure these besieged communities and other Nigerians that this government would not abandon them to their fate because the present administration more than ever was determined to get rid of these outlaws.
President Buhari appealed to the affected communities for patience, saying the government was fiercely determined to smoke out and destroy these outlaws who have no regard for the sanctity of life.
While extending his sympathy to the survivors and families of those killed, President Buhari said that “the army and the air force are working together to get rid of these callous criminals as they acquire more equipment to track down and eliminate criminal gangs that are subjecting innocent people to the reign of terror, including illegal imposition of taxes on the communities
BELLO WAKILI