By Our Reporter
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has strongly condemned what he called the "barbaric and cowardly" attacks by gunmen in Angwan Rukuba district, Jos, Plateau State, even as he equally condemned the attacks in Kahir village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and directed security agencies to intensify all efforts to pursue the perpetrators and those spreading misinformation that can inflame tensions and further endanger lives.
Tinubu in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on media and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, copy of which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday, described the attack on the community in Jos and the killing and abduction of wedding guests in Kaduna as an affront to all that Nigeria stands for and assured Nigerians that the barbaric acts would not go unpunished.
The president, in a statement, described anyone who would sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenceless citizens as done in Jos and Kahir village, as a heartless coward, noting that by attacking soft targets in Jos, their objective was not only to cause harm but also trigger a spiral of reprisal attacks and further bloodletting.
"Anyone who will sneak under the cover of the night and kill defenceless citizens as done in Jos and Kahir village, is a heartless coward.
"By attacking soft targets in Jos, their objective is not only to cause harm but also trigger a spiral of reprisal attacks and further bloodletting," President Tinubu said
Tinubu, while directing security agencies to intensify all efforts to pursue the perpetrators and those spreading misinformation that can inflame tensions and further endanger lives, cautioned some sections of the media, insinuating the attacks were religiously motivated.
According to him, security agencies are actively addressing the situation, stressing that public cooperation was vital to maintaining peace and protecting lives and property.
This was just as the president further stressed the need for communities to comply with evacuation, relocation, and related advice and processes, even as he hailed the safe return of two of the Kaduna victims.
"I urge our security agencies to be more proactive in preventing these attacks by acting on early warning intelligence.
"All the remaining abductees from Kahir village must be rescued immediately,” the president said.
"I commend Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State for his efforts in containing the situation in Jos and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State for supporting the rescue and containment efforts.
"I assure the people and government of the two states of my support.
"I commiserate with the families of those killed and pray for the quick recovery of the injured.
"Our government is currently acquiring more sophisticated equipment to enable our security agencies to track and smash criminals, in real time, wherever they are," he added.
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