Niger Republic citizens’ killers in South-East must be punished, Buhari orders

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, once again condemned attacks on non-indigenes and law enforcement officials by terrorists in the South East.

The President’s reaction followed reports of the killing of six Nigerien citizens and the brutal killings of a number of policemen at their duty posts by unknown gunmen.

Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in a statement, said Buhari promised all possible actions in conducting a speedy investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Buhari also appealed to community and religious leaders “to speak more forcefully against the killings, stand up and defend the ethos of our cultural and religious heritage.

“Those who know should point at specific people who did this.”

President Buhari, who expressed his administration’s unwavering commitment to peace and stability in the South East and the entire country, said the reports of killings anywhere were sad and unwelcome.

He also condoled with the families of the security agents murdered and to the government and people of Niger Republic, whose citizens were cruelly beheaded by the criminals.