The Federal Government has pledged to bring to justice those responsible for the recent killing of worshippers in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, describing the attack as ‘callous and barbaric’.
In a statement on Friday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mallam Mohammed Idris said: ‘Security forces are already on the trail of the criminals, and no stone will be left unturned until they are apprehended and held accountable for their actions.
‘The government assures Nigerians that justice will be swift and decisive, and that such acts of terror will never be allowed to take root in the country’.
Describing the attack as not only a crime against the people of Malumfashi but also ‘an assault on our shared humanity and values as a nation’, Federal Government reaffirmed its commitment to combating terrorism across the country.
President Bola Tinubu extended his condolences to the families of the victims, the community of Malumfashi, and the Katsina State Government.
‘Their grief is our grief, and the Government stands with them at this dark hour. May the Almighty grant the departed eternal rest and console the bereaved with the fortitude to bear this painful loss’, the statement said.
The attack came amid ongoing counterterrorism operations across Nigeria.
The Federal Government recently announced the arrest of several high-profile terrorist leaders by the National Counter-Insurgency Centre. Those arrested include Mahmud al-Nigeri of the Mahmuda group, his deputy Abu Abba, and Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Baraa, of the Ansaru group. All three had previously been on international wanted lists.
‘The arrests of the terrorist leaders are an indication of the successes being recorded by Nigeria’s counterterrorism operations as directed by President Tinubu.
‘He has made it very clear that acts of terrorism against the Nigerian state and its citizens will soon be a spectre of the past’, the minister said.
