Tunde Bakare
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in three local government areas of Katsina State that claimed 47 lives.
Reacting to the incident on Sunday, April 19; via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president expressed sadness over the incident
Buhari, however, called on Nigerians not to despair because ”this administration is ever determined to defeat and crush these criminal elements taking advantage of the lockdown to attack their victims”.
According to him, the government will not tolerate this large scale killing of innocent people by the bandits; adding that “in line with my commitment to the security of the people, these attacks will be met with decisive force”.
The president, therefore, directed security agencies not to rest on their oars or lower their guard which will 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.