By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
In a decisive strike towards the rampaging terror gripping Nigeria’s heartland, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of a army battalion to elements of Kwara State following a lethal assault on Kaiama Native Authorities Space that left scores of residents useless.
A few of the drastic motion embrace the appointment of a subject commander and the quick graduation of a army operation tagged Operation Savanna Protect.
This disclosure was made on Wednesday by the President’s Particular Adviser to the President on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga.
Onanuga, in a submit on his verified X deal with, @aonanuga1956, stated the President’s intervention was geared toward offering quick aid to affected communities and restoring safety within the space.
The submit learn: “Assistance is on the best way for the beleaguered individuals of Kaiama and others as President Tinubu orders the deployment of a army battalion, the appointment of a commander and the beginning of Operation Savanna Protect.”
The order comes amid a contemporary horror: the bloodbath of 75 native Muslims who dared to reject the toxic doctrine of extremists invading their land.
In one other submit on X Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (@RealAARahman) had visited Kaiama tonight flanked by service chiefs and cupboard heavyweights.
“75 native Muslims have been massacred merely for refusing to give up to extremists who preached an odd doctrine,” the governor declared, portray an image of unimaginable brutality within the once-peaceful Patigi native authorities space hub, 100 kilometers southwest of Kwara’s capital, Ilorin.
The federal motion adopted a brutal assault on Woro neighborhood in Kaiama Native Authorities Space, the place residents reportedly recovered the our bodies of 78 individuals killed by armed bandits who invaded the agricultural settlement on Tuesday.
The victims have been buried on Wednesday night after funeral prayers (janazah) have been held round 6:30 p.m., shortly earlier than the night (magrib) prayers.
The lawmaker representing Gwanabe/Gwaria constituency within the Kwara State Home of Meeting, Saidu Baba Ahmed, who witnessed the burial rites, confirmed the casualty figures.
He stated the deceased included 75 males and three females, including that 35 residents have been kidnapped and brought into the bush by the attackers.
The launch of Operation Savanna Protect is predicted to strengthen federal safety presence within the space, stabilise affected communities and stop additional assaults, as residents proceed to mourn the victims of the raid.
In the meantime, in an announcement issued late final night time, President Tinubu “condemned the cowardly and beastly assault and described the gunmen as heartless for selecting comfortable targets of their doomed marketing campaign of terror.”
In response to the assertion issued by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, “President Tinubu expressed rage that the attackers killed the neighborhood members who rejected their obnoxious try at
indoctrination, selecting as an alternative to observe Islam that’s neither excessive nor violent.
“It’s commendable that the neighborhood members, regardless that Muslims, refused to be conscripted right into a bizarre perception that promoted violence over peace and dialogue,” he stated.
The President urged collaboration between federal and state businesses to offer succour to members of the neighborhood and guarantee those that dedicated the atrocities don’t go scot-free.
President Tinubu prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and condoled with those that misplaced members of the family. He additionally condoled with the individuals and the federal government of Kwara State.
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