The presidency has ordered a clampdown on killers suspected behind attacks in Rivers and Kaduna, calling it “reprehensible and unacceptable".
Up to 20 were killed in Rivers, and gunmen also killed a traditional ruler, the Etum Numana, Dr Gambo Makama, and his pregnant wife in Sango Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the New Year.
The president, in a statement Tuesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, directed law enforcement agencies in both states to intensify their current efforts in order to speedily bring the perpetrators to face the wrath of the law.
“I have always maintained that nothing justifies the taking of the life of an innocent person. People in our communities must learn to live peacefully,” Buhari said.
He appealed to the communities affected not to embark on reprisal attacks, but allow the security agencies to carry out comprehensive investigations to properly punish the culprits.
The president commiserated with the families of the victims and wished the injured faster recovery.
