El-Rufai condemns Godogodo attacks; Soldiers, Police deployed to communities

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has condemned the attacks and the murder of citizens in Gida Biyu, Akwa’a and Angwan Anjo communities in Jema’a local government area of the state. Samuel Aruwan, spokesperson of the Governor, disclosed this in a statement Tuesday in Kaduna, noting that a detachment of soldiers and police had been drafted to the affected communities.
He said, “The Kaduna State government condemns the murders that were perpetrated by criminal elements that attacked our communities in Gida Biyu, Akwa’a and Angwan Anjo in Jema’a Local Government Area.

“The government has directed relevant officials to take over the treatment of all those who were wounded. The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) is also mobilizing relief materials to the affected communities and persons, and will be taking an inventory of damage in the affected communities.
“The government commended security agencies for their prompt response in repelling the attackers, but it urges that active steps be taken to improve intelligence gathering so as to deter attacks and prevent any outbreak of violence in any of our communities.
“In this sad moment, the government requests that all residents of the state demonstrate solidarity, share each other’s pains and deny the attackers the pleasure of triggering division and acrimony, in addition to the vile murders they have committed.”