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•43 slain farmers buried in Borno
•Prof. killed in Benue
•10 killed in Plateau, Kaduna
Nigerians are grieving over the series of the weekend’s killings in Borno, Benue, Kaduna, Plateau and Ekiti states.
Last week, in Ondo State last week, Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi – a first class traditional ruler was entrapped on the highway and killed.
Also, the wife of Mr. Olugbenga Ale, the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, was kidnapped.
On Sunday, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum was at the funeral of the 43 farmers killed by Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday.
The Boko Haram attackers abducted many others – whose fate is unknown, as a result of this it was learnt that the death toll may increase as many people are still missing.
In the same vein, the death toll in the Kaduna killings yesterday increased to eight and five suspects in connection to the killings have been arrested.
Similarly, on Saturday night in Makurdi, the Benue State capital an Associate professor at the University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM), Karl Kwaghger, was killed.
In Bukuru, Jos South local government area, two people were also killed at the weekend, this is according to the police in Kugiys market.
President Muhamadu Buhari; Senate President Ahmad Lawan, House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila among others condemned the killings.
The Northern Governors’ Forum and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also registered their displeasures concerning the incidents.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, President Buhari described the killings as insane.
He said his government had given all the needed support to the armed forces “to take all necessary steps to protect the country’s population and its territory.
“I condemn the killing of our hardworking farmers by terrorists in Borno State. The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief,’’ the President lamented.
Lawan described the killings as another act of babarism against innocent Nigerians minding their own business.
“This incident is heart-rending and again demonstrates why we must all continue to support the security forces to thwart the criminals in their evil determination to impose a reign of terror on the North East of Nigeria,’ he said.
Gbajabiamila said the incident had once again brought to the fore the need for more military action against terrorists.
“It’s unfortunate that our countrymen lost their lives to the barbaric and inhuman action of the insurgents at this time,” he said in a statement by his spokesman, Lanre Lasisi.
“This incident is one too many for us as a country…. This should call for more action from our military. As a House, we are ever ready to give them all the necessary support, especially through budgetary allocation, to deal decisively with the insurgents,” Gbajabiamila added.
Also, Deputy Speaker Idris Wase challenged security operatives in the country to redouble their efforts in the fight against insurgents describing the killings as painful and highly regrettable, especially at this period when the country is striving to attain food sufficiency. .
The Northern governors described the incident as a big setback for the country’s efforts to attain sufficiency in rice production and food security adding that they were appalled by it.
In a statement, their Chairman, Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, said that they had consistently worked with the Federal Government, security agencies, and local support groups to ensure that farmers were protected.
They commiserated with the families of the deceased farmers as well as the people and government of Borno State over the killings.
The PDP said Nigerians were under mental and physical torture by the insurgents and bandits.
Its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the Federal Government should not leave the latest Borno Killings unaddressed.
He said: “The PDP notes with pain that this horrific killing of compatriots comes as yet another of the recurring horrid testament and badge of failure of the President Buhari-led APC administration to secure our nation and guarantee the safety of lives and property in our country.
“Indeed, our party is distressed by the escalated killing, and maiming of innocent Nigerians by insurgents, bandits and marauders, who have continued to ravage and pillage our communities, while the lazy and lethargic Buhari administration continues with its lip service, rhetoric, and false performance claims.”
The PDP added that it was particularly disturbed by the failure of the President to take decisive action, despite a series of concerns raised by Governor Zulum over security compromises in the state.
The party further said that Nigerians were tired of reading ‘Mr. President is shocked’, ‘Mr. President is saddened’, ‘Mr. President regrets’ and such lame responses without any decisive policy direction or directive to definitively tackle the situation at hand, leading to escalation of killings in our country.”
Also, the CNG said the time has come for citizens to rise and protect themselves.
The group, in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said federal troops can no longer be relied upon to protect northern communities.
It added: “The President and federal troops keep telling us that they are doing something about the mounting insecurity, but by now all northerners must have realised that our region has not been abandoned at the mercy of a rampaging insurgency that is continuously wasting the greatest asset of North; its population and weakening it politically and pauperizing it economically.”
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