{"id":7973,"date":"2019-04-07T15:09:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T15:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2019-04-07T15:09:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T15:09:46","slug":"zamfara-killings-buhari-reacts-to-outrage-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/zamfara-killings-buhari-reacts-to-outrage-against-him","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara killings: Buhari reacts to outrage against him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said it is ridiculous and unfair to suggest that he was not concerned about the security situation in Zamfara State, nor doing anything about the insecurity there.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on his Facebook page, he noted that ensuring the protection of the people of Nigeria is one of his primary responsibilities and functions as President.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Buhari-inaugurates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Buhari-inaugurates.jpg 650w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/03\/Buhari-inaugurates-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cWe are fully determined to tackle this challenge ferociously until these remorseless killers are crushed and utterly defeated. We have deployed security agents to all the areas currently under attack, and we are constantly finetuning and escalating our security strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am constantly in touch with the security chiefs, and receive regular briefings on the situation in Zamfara and across the country. Let me assure that we will continue to do everything to motivate and equip them to respond effectively to all our security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Sharan Daji, and the newly-launched Operation Puff Adder are focused on Zamfara, Kaduna (including the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway), Katsina, Kogi, and Niger States. These are all multi-agency Operations, bringing together the Military, Police, the DSS, and others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to appeal to Nigerians that we should not politicize this tragic situation in Zamfara. How can I be indifferent to the senseless killings and kidnapping of my fellow citizens by bandits, and the deep trauma and impoverishment that these attacks inflict on them?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me again offer our deepest condolences to all the victims and their families and loved ones. We feel your pains, and there is nothing more important to me at this time than ensuring that these bandits and criminals are completely neutralized.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said it is ridiculous and unfair to suggest that he was not concerned about the security situation in Zamfara State, nor doing anything about the insecurity there. 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