Kebbi Killings: ‘Battle Bandits At Their Grounds’

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on security forces to be more proactive in their response to terrorists,urging them to quash their plans before they launch attacks.

The President was responding to the ambush and massacre of over 63 vigilantes in Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government in Kebbi State in the early hours of Monday by bandits.

A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the President noted that the mindless activities of terrorists had continued to preoccupy his mind, promising that he would do whatever to end this reign of terror.

of tens of vigilante members in Kebbi State by bandits who ambushed them in Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area.”

Buhari said: “This egregious level of criminality is shocking and I want to assure Nigerians that I will do all it takes to tackle this monster decisively.”

“My greatest preoccupation is the threat to life posed by these murderous gangs and remorseless outlaws…

“While extending my sympathy to the families of the victims, let me call on our security forces to redouble their efforts to frustrate the operational plans of the terrorists before they launch attacks,” he said.