{"id":72009,"date":"2020-03-02T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72009"},"modified":"2020-03-02T18:20:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T17:20:06","slug":"elrufai-apologizes-for-his-inability-to-tame-bandits-says-no-negotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/elrufai-apologizes-for-his-inability-to-tame-bandits-says-no-negotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"Elrufai Apologizes For His Inability To Tame Bandits, Says No Negotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1660071159016696572\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, said on Monday that his<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">administration would not negotiate with bandits or grant them amnesty.<br \/>\nThe governor also apologised for his administration\u2019s inability to<br \/>\nprotect the people.<\/p>\n<p>The governor made the remarks when he visited Karewa and four other<br \/>\nvillages in Igabi and Giwa local government where 51 villagers were<br \/>\nmassacred by bandits in an early morning attack on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that four houses and six vehicles were destroyed in the<br \/>\nattack, while the villagers are still searching for their missing family<br \/>\nmembers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf not for the security agencies prompt intervention they would have<br \/>\nwiped out the entire villages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also came to apologise for failure to protect you fully, we are doing<br \/>\nour best to minimise such incidents, you should continue to forgive us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we are doing the best we can and we are hoping that this banditry<br \/>\nissue will be addressed because security personnel are on ground to<br \/>\nmanage the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Kaduna we have vast land, if the security close one area they attack<br \/>\nanother area,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>The governor told the villagers that he had asked the security agencies<br \/>\nto wipe out the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our duty to wipe them out, and until we send them to their maker,<br \/>\nthe security agencies are taking the war to the forest and we are<br \/>\neliminating them, \u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, security operatives intervened shortly after the<br \/>\nattack, both on ground and in the air, and succeeded in wiping out the<br \/>\nattackers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe security agencies are doing the best they can, but they find it<br \/>\ndifficult to get to remote areas in good time due to poor access roads<br \/>\nwhile the natives also find it difficult to get to security personnel<br \/>\ndue to poor GSM network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I am grateful to the Air force, Army, Police and the DSS for being<br \/>\nalways prompt otherwise it would have been worse.\u201dHe urged the people to<br \/>\ncontinue to be patient and vigilant, as well as support government and<br \/>\nsecurity agencies to win the war against the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai prayed for peaceful repose of the souls of those who died and<br \/>\ndirected the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief<br \/>\nmaterials for the victims.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the<br \/>\nvillages attacked were Hashimawa, Marina, Kerawa, Unguwan Musa and<br \/>\nZariyawa.<\/p>\n<p>The governor was accompanied by the GOC 1 Division, Commissioner of<br \/>\nPolice,, Director DSS and chairmen of Igabi and Giwa local<br \/>\ncouncils.Earlier, the District Head of Karewa, Alhaji Ibrahim Damu<br \/>\ncalled on the state government to intensify efforts in tackling security<br \/>\nchallenges in the area, as the people were living in constant fear.He<br \/>\nalso urged residents to be vigilant at all times.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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