President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday described as “heinous” the killing in Plateau State in which over 130 were given mass burial, saying that “the law will take its course.”
According to a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, “as full details emerge on the scale of the brutal terrorist attacks in Kanam and Wase communities in Plateau State, President Muhammadu Buhari has described the killings as heinous, saying that the perpetrators should not be allowed to escape justice. They should not be spared or forgiven.”
The President therefore ordered “law enforcement agencies to work strenuously with the government of Plateau State to bring the situation under control and take steps to bring the culprits to justice quickly.”
President Buhari expressed condolences over the terrorist incident, saying that “as a matter of priority, peace must return at all costs to the state and the entire country.
“I urge all our citizens, the people of Plateau State in particular to expose the perpetrators of such incidents, their sponsors and those who encourage such criminals who carry out these dastardly acts of murder, so that the law will take its course. They must not be forgiven.”