– President Buhari condemns Fulani attacks,
orders Nigerian army to go after the
herdsmen
– He assures Nigerians of his
administration’s continued commitment to
ensuring the safety of lives and property in
all parts of the country
– The president will meet the governor of
Enugu state to discuss current situation
President Muhammadu Buhari has
condemned the attacks by the Fulani
herdsmen, directed crackdown on killers,
News men reports.
The president who gave the order on April
27 also asked the security chiefs to secure
areas where the suspected killer herders are
functioning.
He has directed the Chief of Defence Staff,
Major General Abayomi Olonishakin and the
the Inspector General of Police, Solomon
Arase to go after the herdsmen that are
terrorizing people in some parts of Nigeria.
In the president’s address delivered by the
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed, at the public presentation of a
book authored by the Deputy Senate
President Ike Ekweremadu, Buhari condemn
the attacks in the strongest possible terms.
The address reads in part: “ Before making my
remarks about the book, let me use this
platform to condemn, in the strongest possible
terms, the attack perpetrated on the Ukpabu
Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu
state on Monday. I deeply sympathise with all
those who lost dear ones, as well as those
who lost their properties, in the attack.
“I have directed the Chief of Defence Staff and
the Inspector-General of Police to secure all
communities under attacks by herdsmen, and
to go after all the groups terrorizing innocent
people all over the country. This government
will not allow these attacks to continue.
“Ending the recent upsurge of attacks on
communities by herdsmen reportedly armed
with sophisticated weapons is now a priority
on the Buhari Administration’s agenda for
enhanced national security and the Armed
Forces and Police have clear instructions to
take all necessary action to stop the carnage.”
orders Nigerian army to go after the
herdsmen
– He assures Nigerians of his
administration’s continued commitment to
ensuring the safety of lives and property in
all parts of the country
– The president will meet the governor of
Enugu state to discuss current situation
President Muhammadu Buhari has
condemned the attacks by the Fulani
herdsmen, directed crackdown on killers,
News men reports.
The president who gave the order on April
27 also asked the security chiefs to secure
areas where the suspected killer herders are
functioning.
He has directed the Chief of Defence Staff,
Major General Abayomi Olonishakin and the
the Inspector General of Police, Solomon
Arase to go after the herdsmen that are
terrorizing people in some parts of Nigeria.
In the president’s address delivered by the
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed, at the public presentation of a
book authored by the Deputy Senate
President Ike Ekweremadu, Buhari condemn
the attacks in the strongest possible terms.
The address reads in part: “ Before making my
remarks about the book, let me use this
platform to condemn, in the strongest possible
terms, the attack perpetrated on the Ukpabu
Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu
state on Monday. I deeply sympathise with all
those who lost dear ones, as well as those
who lost their properties, in the attack.
“I have directed the Chief of Defence Staff and
the Inspector-General of Police to secure all
communities under attacks by herdsmen, and
to go after all the groups terrorizing innocent
people all over the country. This government
will not allow these attacks to continue.
“Ending the recent upsurge of attacks on
communities by herdsmen reportedly armed
with sophisticated weapons is now a priority
on the Buhari Administration’s agenda for
enhanced national security and the Armed
Forces and Police have clear instructions to
take all necessary action to stop the carnage.”
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