President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage at the latest reports of several villagers being massacred by escaping terrorists in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria.
Reacting to reports of the large-scale killings, President Buhari described the latest attacks on innocent people by the bandits as an act of desperation by mass murderers, now under relentless pressure from the country’s military forces who are well equipped to effectively confront the enemies of humanity.
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The President reassured the besieged communities and other Nigerians that his government will not abandon them to their fate saying it is more than ever determined to get rid of the outlaws.
The President said “These criminals will be history because we are not going to relent in our current military operations to get rid of these thugs who have been terrorising innocent people.”
President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu appealed to the affected communities for patience, saying “we are 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 Airforce are working together to get rid of the 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 under siege.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
