Buhari condemns Sokoto, Kaduna killings

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the families of the victims of the latest bandits’ attacks in Sokoto and the inter-communal conflict in Kaduna State, warning that “mass murder of innocent people by criminals would be met with full force.”

According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), in Abuja, the president said: “The death of one innocent Nigerian is no less important than the death of a hundred.”

The statement further quoted him as saying: “It is a matter of time before these murderous gangs of criminals meet their Waterloo.”

According to the President, “The criminals cannot be lucky always because the law will ultimately catch up with them and deliver justice ruthlessly.”

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“Let no group of outlaws doubt the will and resolve of my administration to confront criminals who have no iota of regard for the sanctity of life,” he stated emphatically.

President Buhari also reassured Nigerians that their security remained a top priority of his government.

The President said that “Our security personnel are being trained, retrained, motivated and provided with essential equipment in order to improve their capacity to respond to our security challenges.”

President Buhari also prayed that God Almighty would grant rest to the souls of the unfortunate victims of the killings in Sokoto and Kaduna States.