President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the recent upsurge in communal violence by suspected herdsmen, and has ordered the police and the military to “take all necessary action to stop the carnage”.
Mr.
Buhari’s directive, Wednesday, followed the latest attack, on Monday, in Ukpabi
Nimbo, a community in Enugu State, where dozens of people were reportedly
killed by heavily armed herdsmen.
An
earlier attack in Agatu, Benue State, in March, killed over 100 people, locals
said.
Mr.
Buhari has been accused of not responding firmly to the attacks that have
spread to other states, and has been widely criticised for his silence.
The
Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said on Monday the government was working
“silently” to end the carnage.
In
a statement Wednesday, signed by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, Mr.
Buhari said stopping the violence was now a priority for his administration.
No comments:
Post a Comment