President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has reacted to the killing of over 30 people in Sokoto state’s Goronyo LGA.
Bandits are currently on a “ticking clock,” according to Buhari, and will be “destroyed” soon.
Between Sunday and Monday, gunmen targeted a market in the Goronyo area.
Buhari’s spokeswoman, Garba Shehu, said in a statement posted on Monday that the gunmen will soon be without a place to hide.
“The clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking, as you will no longer have a place to hide,” the commander-in-chief said.
“The(se) bandits are currently under desperate pressure because of the intense and sustained air and ground operations against them in their hideouts by our security forces.
“The cowardly attacks on innocent people by the bandits show a rearguard action of criminals under pressure. But they will have no place to hide and our gallant security forces will not relent in the current offensive to defeat these callous enemies of humanity.”
The president stated that his administration is “more determined than ever before” to safeguard Nigerians from “murderous criminal gangs that have no regard for human life.”
He asked Nigerians to be patient as security forces work to improve the country’s safety.
