President
Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to take decisive measures to
bring an end to the recurring acts of violence and destruction in the southern
part of
Kaduna State.
This is
contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by the President’s Senior
Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu.
Shehu said
that already, on the directive of President Buhari, the Inspector-General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris, was in Southern Kaduna on Saturday and Sunday to assess
the situation.
He said that
in addition to the conventional policemen deployed to the area, a squadron of
mobile policemen had now been stationed there to ensure law and order.
According to
the Presidential aide, Nigerian army is also in the process of setting up two
battalions in Southern Kaduna, while the military continues to carry out air
surveillance across flash points of the area.
“President
Buhari has equally directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to
carry out a joint assessment of the situation with the sister agency in Kaduna,
SEMA, to determine the level of response required for urgent aid to the victims
of the violence.
“These
measures should soon ensure the return of normalcy to the region, while the
Kaduna State government continues its peace building efforts,’’ he added.
He said that
the President condoled with the people of Southern Kaduna, who have lost loved
ones in the recent violence.
NAN
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