Governor Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that Governors whose states are being ravaged by terrorists may be forced to engage the services of foreign mercenaries if the federal government fails to put an end to the killings and destruction.
El-Rufai who spoke in light of the terrorist attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday, March 28, 2022, made the statement when speaking with journalists, shortly after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent killings in Kaduna state.
He said, “I have complained to Mr President and I swear to God, if action is not taken, we as governors will take actions to protect the lives of our people.
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“If it means deploying foreign mercenaries to come and do the work, we will do it to address these challenges.”
Despite receiving assurances from President Buhari that the raging insecurity will be handled, El-Rufai reiterated his call for the forest housing the terrorists to be bombed by the Nigerian Air Force, saying unless that step is taken, the terrorists will persist with their activities.
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“They came ready and they have been preparing for a long time and knew which coach to attack, abduct the VIP.
“And I have been saying that the forests where these bandits are hiding, it is high time that we go there and bomb them all. Everyone in the forest should be killed.
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“Unless this is done, this problem will persist and it is capable of destroying Nigeria as a whole.
“These people (terrorists) are getting money. The way they are so emboldened; they fear no authority, no soldier and so why won’t security agents go to their enclaves and kill them all?
“We know where they are, SSS gives reports on them every day, they have their numbers including that of Dogo Gide and what he is planning,” he said.