47 Dead In Katsina, Buhari Rejects Large-Scale Killing Of Innocent Citizens

President Muhammadu Buhari, last night, has reprimanded the gunmen who launched severe attack in three local government areas of Katsina State, that left 47 persons dead.

The ugly incident has occurred in Katsina on Sunday has left the President deeply saddened, and called on Nigerians not to despair because “this administration is ever determined to defeat and crush these criminal elements taking advantage of the lockdown to attack their victims.”

In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said he will not tolerate this large-scale killing of innocent people by the bandits, adding that “in line with my commitment to the security of the people, these attacks will be met with decisive force.”

He directed the security agencies not to rest on their oars or lower their guard, which will create a vacuum for the bandits to strike.

While extending his sympathies to the families of the victims, he called on the people to show more vigilance by reporting the activities of criminal elements in their midst.