Buhari reacts to latest Zamfara killings

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to hunt down and eliminate terrorists, including those who committed mass killings in Zamfara State during the week.

 

Buhari also stated that the ongoing offensive against criminals will get more intense via a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.

 

The outraged President said by the mindless massacre in Zamfara killings is an act of desperation by a routed band of criminals currently under heavy military attack assured Nigerians, especially those living in communities that have recently suffered terrorist attacks, that bandits will soon be history.

 

“The latest attack on innocent people by the bandits is an act of desperation by mass murderers, now under relentless pressure from our military forces who are well equipped to effectively confront these enemies of humanity.

 

“In keeping with my commitment to tackle the monster of terrorism head-on, let me reassure these besieged communities and other Nigerians that this government will not abandon them 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.

 

“We are fiercely determined to smoke out and destroy these outlaws who have no regard for the sanctity of life.”

 

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The President sympathised with the survivors and families of the victims.

 

He also pointed out that the Army and the Air Force are working together to get rid of these callous criminals. While noting that they have acquired more equipment, he said more is being done to track down and eliminate criminal gangs that are subjecting innocent people to the reign of terror, including illegal imposition of taxes on the communities under siege.

 

According to reports said at least 200 people were murdered and villages razed during the attacks.