President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that his government is already acquiring more sophisticated equipment to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country.
The president made the announcement while condemning the attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State.
He described the attacks as barbaric and cowardly.
“Our government is currently acquiring more sophisticated equipment to enable our security agencies to track and smash criminals, in real time, wherever they are,” he said.
Tinubu equally condemned the attacks in Kahir Village in Kagarko local government area of Kaduna State.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the president described the attacks on the community in Jos and the killing and abduction of wedding guests in Kaduna as an affront to all that Nigeria stood for.
He, however, assured Nigerians that the barbaric acts would not go unpunished.
“Anyone who will sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenceless citizens as done in Jos and Kahir Village is a heartless coward. By attacking soft targets in Jos, their objective is not only to cause harm but also trigger a spiral of reprisal attacks and further bloodletting,” he said.
The president said he had directed security agencies to intensify all efforts to pursue the perpetrators and those spreading misinformation that could inflame tensions and further endanger lives.
He cautioned some sections of the media, insinuating the attacks were religiously motivated.
President Tinubu reaffirmed that security agencies were actively addressing the situation and stressed that public cooperation was vital to maintaining peace and protecting lives and property.
He stressed the need for communities to comply with evacuation, relocation, and related advice and processes.
He hailed the safe return of two of the Kaduna victims.
“I urge our security agencies to be more proactive in preventing these attacks by acting on early warning intelligence. All the remaining abductees from Kahir village must be rescued immediately,” the president said.
“I commend Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State for his efforts in containing the situation in Jos and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State for supporting the rescue and containment efforts. I assure the people and government of the two states of my support. I commiserate with the families of those killed and pray for the quick recovery of the injured. Our government is currently acquiring more sophisticated equipment to enable our security agencies to track and smash criminals, in real time, wherever they are.”
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