PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara State on “the recent infiltration of bandits,” who killed several innocent citizens in Tsafe Local Government Area of the State. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), while condemning the incident, President Buhari described the bandit attacks as callous and despicable, assuring the people of the state and other Nigerians who have lost loved ones to violent attacks that the government, under his watch, will soon bring such dastardly acts to an end. Commending the new administration in the State for putting in place new security measures to curtail the activities of criminals and bandits, the President urged them not to despair but to see the latest attack as a challenge to step up collective actions to rout the enemy, in partnership with the Federal government. While urging law enforcement agencies to take prompt and timely actions against the wicked attackers, President Buhari appealed to citizens to have faith in the security agencies by giving them useful information on plans and the movements of the bandits.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 23, 2019 16:18 UTC