THE REASON BEHIND RECURRENT ATTACKS- BUHARI

We Are Determined to Defeat Them- FG

The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, released a statement in Abuja on Monday, expressing the President's deep sorrow over the attack and killing of several people in Kaduna.

According to the statement, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the recent gruesome attack in Kaduna state, in which many people lost their lives. He added that the insurgents have resorted to killing innocent people because of the military offensive against them.

The statement further read, “From reports received, it is obvious that these bandits are unleashing their fury and frustration on innocent people because of the ongoing military and police offensive against them in the Birnin Gwari and Kaduru forests.”

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President Buhari assured the people of Kaduna State and other parts of the country that his government would not be forced by the bandits to abandon military operations but continue to deploy all available resources to fight insurgency.

“These criminals should make no mistake that they can establish a reign of terror on the people without feeling the full might of the government which was elected to protect the citizens,” the statement added.

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The President, commiserated with the victims of the heinous attack in Kaduna State, and sent a strong warning to the killers:

“The criminals cannot be lucky always; we are determined to frustrate and defeat them, and no matter how long they run or where they hide, they would be smoked out and brought to justice,” the statement quoted him as saying.