Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday condemned the repeated killings in Zamfara and Kaduna states by bandits, urging the nation’s military to “respond to the worrying situation in a language that the bandits understand.”
The President, in a statement issued to newsmen by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the military and other security agencies are now working on new methods and policies that are yielding good results in many of the troubled parts of the country.
While calling for a “crushing response to the killing of innocent citizens in rural communities,” Buhari said the nation, its military and the entire population needs to summon the courage required to defeat the bandits and terrorists.
He however condemned “some politicians making utterances on security, merely seeking applause, advising them to join the ongoing genuine efforts aimed at finding lasting solutions to the challenges confronting the nation.”
The President also expressed “the nation’s sorrow” over the loss of lives, urging security agencies to do everything possible to prevent the recurrence of attacks with impunity.
