Nigerian newspapers · 20 April 2020
Katsina Killings: I Won’t Tolerate Killing of Innocent Citizens — Buhari
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- Bandits Killed 47 People in Weekend Attack
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in three local government areas of Katsina State, that left 47 persons dead.
Armed bandits had, over the weekend, reportedly unleashed mayhem and killed 47 residents of some villages in Katsina State. It was gathered that the bandits attacked some villages in Danmusa, Safana and Dutsin-ma local government areas, where they killed villagers observing lockdown imposed because of COVID-19.
The state’s police command spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, who confirmed the incident, said security agents were on the trail of the assailants.
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He said during the attack, the bandits killed 14 persons in Kurecin Atai in Danmusa Local Government Area, while four persons were killed at Kurecin Giye and six in Kurecin Dutse in Dutsin-ma Local Government Area. Similarly, he further disclosed that 19 persons were killed in Makauwachi and four in Daule village.
Isah said a combined team of the police, army, DSS, Air Force and civil defence operatives are currently in the area to track down the assailants.
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Reacting to the incident, the President said he was deeply saddened by the latest development, and 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.”
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said he 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.”
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He directed the 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.