Atiku Reacts To Katsina State Massacre
A former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the gruesome killings kf scores of people in Yargoje Village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The attack occurred when terrorists launched an attack on the villagers and overran a security base in the village. Unconfirmed reports say that more than 20 security personnel lost their lives in the attack.
Atiku said, “I am saddened by reports of the attack on Yargoje village in Kankara LGA of Katsina State, which claimed scores of lives and the kidnap of vulnerable women and children.”
The presidential candidate of the PDP added that he was informed that the terrorists (bandits) ambushed the Nigeria Police Force armoured personnel carrier that responded to the distress call at Gidan Tofa and Dan Nakwabo villages.
“It is also sad that the bandits ambushed the police armoured personnel carrier responding to the distress call at Gidan Tofa and Dan Nakwabo villages, killing four police officers and two members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps.
“Most worrisome to me is that these acts of banditry and terrorism have become routine, with the government seemingly helpless and nonchalant about it despite the enormous annual budget for defence.
“While I sympathise with the families of the victims, I will once again call on the government to be alive to its responsibility of protecting the lives and property of the citizens. -AA”
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