President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigerians in mourning the senseless loss of lives in Borno and Katsina States over the last 48 hours.
In a message, Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu said:
“President Muhammadu Buhari holds the victims in his thoughts and his prayers.
“The perpetrators will be brought to justice and they are running scared.”
Shehu disclosed that fifty-six thousand (56,000) Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists have surrendered to the authorities in a year and still counting.
“That these terrorists and bandits have been reduced to scavenging from our artisanal miners and farmers for survival is evidence that they are backed into a corner.
“This will be small comfort to the family members and loved ones of those murdered this week. But it is in times like these that we must be at our strongest,” he added.
The Presidential aide urged Nigerians to unite against terrorists and others, who do not mean well for Nigeria.
“Now more than ever Nigerians must come together, in proud defiance of those who would seek through terror and violence to divide us along religious, political or ethnic lines.
“And so while we are in mourning for those we have lost, let us face these cowards already fading in strength, number and willpower as one.
“Let us show them that Nigerians will not be swayed by terror. Let us show them that Nigerians will not be divided. Let us show them we will not be defeated.”
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