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.”