{"id":96604,"date":"2022-07-01T19:55:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96604"},"modified":"2022-07-01T19:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:55:49","slug":"shiroro-killings-a-direct-assault-on-nigeria-president-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/shiroro-killings-a-direct-assault-on-nigeria-president-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiroro killings a direct assault on Nigeria \u2013 President Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m59870\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned Thursday\u2019s attack in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, describing it as a direct assault on Nigeria which will not go unpunished.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Friday in Abuja, President Buhari paid tributes to the gallant men of the security forces who lost their lives in the process of defending the attack.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The president said: \u201cWe honour our security forces, and particularly those brave souls who have given their lives fighting against the evil that is terrorism. They constitute the best that Nigeria has to offer and we remember each of them.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cSadly, Nigeria\u2019s fight against terrorism continues. It is a battle that is taking its toll on all of us. But we shall not relent, nor shall we surrender.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe say it again that we have reduced Boko Haram to a shell of its former self. But terrorists are parasites. They thrive when the world is suffering.\u201cThis atrocity only serves to further strengthen us against them. Nigeria is united in obliterating these demons. Each day we grow closer to that goal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201dWhen they lash out during times of global suffering it is the act of a cornered animal, an act of desperation.\u201cAs always, their goal is the same: to sow fear and division amongst us. We will not let them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cInstead let us pray for the families and loved ones of those who sacrificed their lives in the fight against evil, and let us pray for the safe and speedy return of those abducted. We will do everything possible to ensure their return.\u201cTo the sadists, I say this. We are coming. No matter what rock you crawl under, what hole you sink into, what lie you hide behind, we are coming and we will find you. Shiroro will see justice. 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