Governor Nasir El-Rufai has apologized to residents of
Kaduna state over the failure of his goverment to protect lives and properties,
hours after an attack by gunmen reportedly led to the deaths of 50 villagers at
Igabi and Giwa local government areas of the state.
The Kaduna State Governor who visited the scene of the
attacks, stated that the responsibility of protecting residents of the state
rests squarely on his shoulders and that of his colleagues, hence his apology.
El-Rufai said;
“As those that have been placed in a position of leadership,
the responsibility for protecting these people rests squarely on my shoulders
and those of my colleagues. I also came to apologise for my failure to fully
protect them.
“We are doing the best we can and we are hoping that this
banditry will end soon because the security agencies are taking the war to the
bandits. But as they close one area, they attack in another area. It is a vast
territory and it is difficult to cover, but we are doing our best to minimise
such incidents. You should continue to forgive us.
“In Kaduna State, we have zero tolerance for bandits, we
don’t give them amnesty and we don’t negotiate with them. It is our duty to
wipe them out, and until we send them to their maker, the security agencies are
taking the war to the forest and we are eliminating them."
