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Sokoto killing: Govt will use the fiercest force it can mobilize –Buhari

Ezekiel Johnson
Ezekiel Johnson
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President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the killing of 37 people by bandits in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto State will be met with the fiercest force the federal government can mobilise.

The president made the vow on Saturday in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.

His words: “This frequent and large scale killings of poor villagers by gangs of mass murderers must be met with the fiercest force the government can mobilize.”

Bandits stormed the local government on Wednesday killing and maiming.

The presidential spokesman announced that troops had already been deployed to the affected areas and aerial security measures put in place.

“The Police commissioner as well as the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has since visited the affected local government area, Goronyo.

“The Presidency is consulting with states racked by this tit-for-tat violent attacks with a view to complementing the security measures being put in place by getting the communities to dialogue with one another.

‘‘The results we are getting from Zamfara State where this sort of engagement is ongoing at the instance of the local authorities working with the police and other security agencies are very encouraging.

‘‘Other states in the federation where there are similar security challenges are encouraged to emulate Zamfara in the hope that the solution to the problems will be found,” the spokesman said.

Shehu said that furthermore, the Buhari administration would continue to encourage dialogue and disarmament of communities and bandits, but would not tolerate any situation where the spirit of ceasefire was made a mockery of by continued violence against innocent people.

 

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