By Chesa Chesa
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government, Kwara State, where Boko Haram terrorists killed scores of hapless villagers in Worro from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
President Tinubu said the new military command would spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to checkmate the barbaric terrorists and protect defenceless communities.
In a statement issued Wednesday night, Tinubu condemned the “cowardly and beastly attack” and described the gunmen as heartless for choosing soft targets in their doomed campaign of terror.
The President expressed rage that the attackers killed the community members who rejected their obnoxious attempt at indoctrination, choosing instead to practice Islam that is neither extreme nor violent.
“It’s commendable that the community members, even though Muslims, refused to be conscripted into a weird belief that promoted violence over peace and dialogue,” Tinubu said.
The President urged collaboration between federal and state agencies to provide succour to members of the community and ensure those who committed the atrocities do not go scot-free.
President Tinubu prayed for the repose of the soul of the deceased and condoled with those who lost family members. He also condoled with the people and the government of Kwara State, said the statement signed by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
