President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured communities experiencing terror attacks in the north that their nightmare would soon be over with government intensifying its protection of all citizens.
The President spoke while reacting to the Wednesday to Thursday massacre of villagers in Zamfara State by fleeing Terrorists.
Buhari, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, described the Zamfara killing as an act of desperation by a routed band of criminals currently under heavy military attack.
The president said that in keeping with his commitment to “tackle the monster of terrorism head on” government would not abandon any besieged community or other Nigerians to their fate “because we are more than ever determined to get rid of these outlaws.”
“These criminals will be history because we are not going to relent in our current military operations to get rid of these thugs who have been terrorising innocent people,” he said.
President Buhari appealed to the affected communities for patience, saying “we are fiercely determined to smoke out and destroy these outlaws who have no regard for the sanctity of life.”
While extending his sympathy to the survivors and families of those killed, President Buhari said that “the army and the air force are working together to get rid of these callous criminals as they acquire more equipment to track down and eliminate criminal gangs that are subjecting innocent people to reign of terror, including illegal imposition of taxes on the communities under siege.”
And in a separate message to a national prayer session for the country in Kano organised by the Kano State Government, Buhari said Nigeria required divine intervention to end insecurity in the country.
Represented by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mustapha Babai, the President said his administration has been making significant efforts to overcome the security challenges bedeviling the country.
“Despite the support, there is a need to seek divine intervention for the Almighty to bring an end to the challenges,” he said.
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