Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday condemned the latest massacre in Zamfara State in which scores of innocent people were forced out of their vehicles and brutally killed by unknown bandits.
The was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja yesterday by Atiku Media office.
According to the statement, ” In January, Atiku Abubakar spoke out on the killings in Rivers, Kaduna, Benue and is appalled by the continued large-scale destruction of human lives by criminal groups
” Atiku Abubakar is concerned about the frequency of these hideous attacks by criminal gangs
The former Vice President says that the ease with which criminal groups have access to dangerous weapons in the country is worrisome and disturbing
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“When human beings are falling like flies repeatedly, ambushed by savage mass murderers and killed in cold blood, I wonder what becomes of the sanctity of life”, he said.
Atiku Abubakar called for greater vigilance and stricter enforcement of a ban on the proliferation small arms and other deadly weapons in the hands of criminals.
According to him, “Apart of identifying, arresting and prosecuting arms suppliers, there should be an intensification of efforts by our security personnel”.
He expressed his condolences and prayers to the Government, families of the victims and the people of Zamfara state over the sad incident
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