President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s top security leadership to immediately track down and apprehend those responsible for the deadly attack on a village market in Niger State, describing the assault as a direct challenge to the nation’s resolve.
Okay News reports that the directive was issued following a violent raid on Kasuwan Daji market in Kabe District, Borgu Local Government Area, located in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State.
The attack, which occurred on Sunday, left nearly 40 people dead, while several others were abducted by the assailants.
In a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu instructed the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff, the Service Chiefs, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice.
According to the statement, the President also mandated the security agencies to prioritise the rescue of all victims abducted during the assault.
“These terrorists have tested the resolve of our country and its people. They must, therefore, face the full consequences of their criminal actions. No matter who they are or what their intent is, they must be hunted down. They, and all those who aid, abet, or enable them in any form, will be caught and brought to justice,” the President declared.
