ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! Tinubu Sends Powerful Warning To Nigerian Military After Bandits Slaughter 29 Civilians In Cold Blood
On Friday, President Bola Tinubu pledged to uncover and ” aggressively eradicate” foreign and domestic sabotage agents working inside the Nigerian military. In addition, he informed the military and intelligence community that it was ” unacceptable” for civilians to be repeatedly attacked unintentionally.
Terrorists have returned to killing innocent Nigerians less than a week after the New Year began, bringing grief, sorrow, and blood.
Six people were killed and many others were injured when suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Unguwar Kori Ward in the Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State early on Friday morning.
Six traders were slain on Friday in Katsina’ s Danmusa LGA after their automobiles collided with bandits.
A middle- aged man who assisted police in stopping the kidnapping of seven family members was shot and executed by gunmen in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday. The bandits shot two police officers and seized family members.
Tuesday night, gunmen broke into three villages in the Kauru Local Government Area’ s Dawaki Ward, murdering 17 and capturing 58. The surgery, according to the residents, took six hours. On Christmas Eve, terrorists slaughtered more than 150 people in the villages of Barkin Ladi, Mangu, and Bokkos.
Tinubu Warns The Military
” Everyone who does wrong will be mercilessly banished. Tinubu forewarned security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies that anybody acting against the national goal, both from inside and without, would suffer retaliation at a presidential security briefing held at the State House in Abuja.
” President Tinubu told security chiefs: You are making tremendous progress, but there must be a final win, ” Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement on Friday.
While particular security risks were being removed in many cinemas, Tinubu pointed out that success would be determined by eliminating the multifaceted threat.
He warned that failing to overcome security difficulties may undermine Nigeria’ s ambitions to become a $1 trillion economy and encouraged security authorities to prevail in this conflict.
” We need to invest too much on social security, MSME development, soft and physical infrastructure, and other economic accelerators, ” said the president.
If we do not complete our progressive offensive against the enemies of development, it will be detrimental to our efforts to create a $1 trillion economy in the coming years. Give yourself a boost. We value the work of our men and women and are beginning to have more trust in you.
He congratulated the military helmsmen on their successes and said that Uhuru would not be finished until the enemies of the state were vanquished. Additionally, Tinubu cautioned the military that it would not be permitted to assault people again.
The B’ Haram Attack On Yobe Community
Reliable reports state that early on Friday, the pastor of COCIN Church, four civilians, and one vigilante were all killed by Boko Haram militants. Many others said as late as Friday afternoon that it was unclear how many casualties there were in all.
A resident called Saturday PUNCH to report, ” The militants stormed the ward (Unguwar Kori) roughly two hours before the morning prayer, I estimate around 3 am, and started shooting indiscriminately and lighting businesses and houses fire. ”
Idris, a different resident, said, ” They shot and murdered two individuals, killed the church pastor, and killed a local vigilante who died after stepping on an explosive thought to have been set by the rebels while assisting in putting out the fire that was destroying homes and businesses.
” As of Friday at midday, we were unable to determine the precise number of injuries; nonetheless, security officers have been sent to help the community return to normal. ”
The Christian Association of Nigeria’ s Yobe State Chairman, Bishop Yohanna Audu, confirmed the death of the COCIN pastor, stating, ” We are still gathering additional details. The terrorists raided the COCIN pastor’ s apartment and killed him and a few other church members. ”
Babagana Aisami, another neighbor, confirmed that the terrorists attacked a youth center, brothels, and bars in addition to killing at least six people, including an old school teacher and the pastor.
” The very afraid and traumatized people of districts near Unguwar Kori are already abandoning their homes and fleeing to Geidam town and other safe spots, ” said Musa Inuwa, a villager.
The Yobe State Police Command spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the attack but did not provide several victims, saying, ” The military has not determined that yet. ”
How Kaduna Communities Were Targeted By Deadly Gunmen
On Tuesday night, gunmen stormed three communities in Dawaki Ward, Kauru LGA, Kaduna State, robbing 17 people and kidnapping 58 others.
This was disclosed by former ward councilor Aminu Khalid in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH. Dokan Kaji, Kunkurai, and Ungwan Sako are among the affected villages.
In a gunfight with the terrorist, Khalid said that several residents saved twenty individuals, although nine of them perished.
He said the terrorists were still holding 34 people and had not been in touch with the families of the individuals who had been kidnapped. He called for military intervention and denounced terrorist assaults on civilian targets.
” Khalid reported that armed insurgents infiltrated urban areas on foot, securing strategic positions. The Kajuru and Kachia woodlands have emerged as frequent hubs for terrorist activities, with their base situated in proximity to Dutsen Magunguna in the Kajuru Local Government Area.
The tranquility of villages surrounding the terrorists’ stronghold remains elusive, awaiting resolution only through decisive action by the Nigerian military. ”
Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani confirmed the terrorist attack on three communities in the Kaura Local Government Area (LGA), which resulted in seven fatalities and 58 kidnappings.
On Facebook, Sani said, ” We have received information from security forces indicating that a band of bandits has infiltrated the Dokan Karji general area of Kauru LGA and other locations in the Gefe general region. ” Attacks in these places resulted in civilian deaths, kidnappings, and injuries.
We vehemently denounce these heinous acts. These terrible acts cannot be tolerated in a civilized society such as ours. At any cost, we will locate them and exact revenge.
These human- flesh monsters attempt to reverse the gains made by the decent people of Kaduna State in rebuilding economies, mutual understanding, and trust in places devastated by violence. We are unwavering in our commitment to giving Kaduna State peace and prosperity. No evil scheme will defeat us.
To contain the evil forces responsible for the blood, tears, and anguish left at these locations, security officers are collaborating with the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs.
The governor declared: ” The relevant state government departments have been assigned to visit the affected districts, assess the extent of the devastation, and advise the government on what should be done immediately to provide relief to the communities and families of the victims. ”
Abduction And Murder Cases In Abuja
In Bwari, Federal Capital Territory, seven family members were taken by gunmen, and two police officers were wounded.
A middle- aged man called Alhaji was shot and died by the thieves, according to Saturday PUNCH, and he helped the police halt the kidnapping of the seven family members.
Alhaji was leading a police team to a house when a bandit in a corner shot him dead. In the course of the gunfire with the crooks, two policemen were wounded.
On Friday, a resident of Bwari informed one of our journalists that early on Wednesday, the bandits stormed Zuma 1, located in the council’ s Bwari Central Ward.
He said that after finding the victims’ homes, the bandits took up their positions tactically. The victims called their uncle Alhaji, who alerted the authorities when he heard strange sounds and saw activity.
Bandit attacks have increased in the country’ s largest metropolis, kidnapping many people in the process. Additionally, locals said that early on Tuesday, thieves in Barangoni, which is located in Bwari Central Ward, injured a vigilante and kidnapped three other persons.
The event on Wednesday was as follows, according to a neighbor: ” The house owner heard strange sounds and suspicious activity outside his property and phoned his brother, Alhaji, to tell the authorities. ”
The man and six family members were taken by the bandits. Far from the victims’ home, the police engaged the robbers in combat; two cops were shot and critically injured.
For the last two weeks, bandits have been killing and kidnapping people in Bwari, besieging the regional council. During the gunfight, the brother of the family chief, Alhaji, was shot and died.
SP The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, did not pick up the phone on Friday or reply to our correspondent’ s SMS messages.