President Bola Tinubu has declared that the gunmen who killed many people in some communities in Plateau State will be apprehended and face severe punishment under the law.
This is just as the Northern States Governors’ Forum condemned the attacks, describing them as senseless and a threat to the unity and stability of the region.
Tinubu condoled with the families of the victims in Ruwi, Hurti, and Tadai communities in Bokkos Local Government and those from Manguna and Dafo villages, where the gunmen launched brutal attacks, killed many locals and destroyed property.
“I have directed security agencies to hunt down the attackers, and they will face severe punishment when apprehended,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
“I have directed security agencies to hunt down the attackers, and they will face severe punishment when apprehended,” Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
The President commiserated with the Government of Plateau State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang, urging the affected communities to cooperate with the authorities and security agencies by volunteering information to apprehend the perpetrators and secure their communities.
He assured Mutfwang of his support in ending the spate of wanton bloodletting in the Plateau.
The report of another violent attack in communities in Plateau State by mindless gunmen saddens me. The latest attacks on defenceless citizens are unacceptable.
“These intermittent attacks should have no place in our country at a time when we are working so hard to restore peace and order in all parts of our country,” said the President.
Tinubu affirmed that the unfortunate incident will never dampen and slow his administration in its drive to protect every Nigerian citizen.
The President directed the National Emergency Management Agency to work with state authorities to provide necessary support to the victims and bring immediate relief to the affected communities and those wounded during the attacks.
