The Chief of Defence Workers, Gen. Christopher Musa, stated on Wednesday that the army could be deploying extra troopers in Yobe State following Sunday’s terror assault on Mafa village, Tarmuwa Native Authorities Space, the place insurgents massacred no less than 34 villagers and set a number of homes ablaze.
The CDS disclosed this when he acquired Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, who visited him in Abuja to hunt help, following the bloodbath, which the Northern State Governors’ Discussion board condemned on Wednesday, demanding that the perpetrators be tracked down and made to pay for his or her crime.
The PUNCH reported that the our bodies of the victims, which had been recovered from the bush, had been buried on Tuesday, with the state’s Deputy Governor, Idi Gubana, main a authorities delegation on a condolence go to to the village on Tuesday.
A press release on Wednesday by the state’s Director Normal of Media and Press Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, disclosed that Governor Buni went to Abuja on Wednesday to have a chat with the CDS over the safety state of affairs in Yobe.
Expressing deep concern over the escalating incursions of terrorists into the state, Governor Buni emphasised the necessity to handle the assaults on tender targets alongside the borders, the place lives are misplaced and properties are looted.
“Usually, there have been nice enhancements in safety throughout the state, aside from the current incursion of the terrorists from throughout the borders, and attacking the border communities.
“Sadly, three days in the past, we recorded terrorist assaults on Mafa a border village with Borno State, and some days earlier in Geidam, a border neighborhood with Niger Republic, during which we misplaced a number of lives.
“I’ve mentioned extensively with the CDS to discover a lasting resolution to those incursions and assaults on the border communities.
“l am happy along with his response, and the brand new methods he assured to undertake to test the menace and excesses of the terrorists to safeguard the lives and property of our folks,” Buni stated.
In response, Normal Musa pledged to deploy further personnel and implement modern methods to curb the actions and assaults by legal components in recognized areas.
He emphasised the significance of enhanced collaboration between the armed forces and native communities to successfully fight terrorism and different legal actions nationwide.
“The army would deploy extra personnel and new methods to convey an finish to the actions and assaults by the criminals within the recognized areas,” the CDS stated.
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Discussion board and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, on Wednesday, strongly condemned the Sunday terror assault.
Yahaya, in a press assertion signed on Wednesday by Director-Normal Press Affairs Gombe Authorities Home Ismaila Misilli, described the assault as a mindless act of violence that had precipitated immense grief to the affected households and communities.
“This brutal act should not go unpunished. I name on safety companies to double their efforts and make sure that the perpetrators are swiftly dropped at justice,” Yahaya said.
The NSGF Chairman reaffirmed the dedication of northern governors to supporting efforts geared toward restoring peace and safety within the area, stressing the significance of collective motion to stop such tragedies from recurring.
Equally, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria strongly condemned the Yobe assault in a submit on X deal with on Wednesday, described it as “treacherous” and reiterated the Kingdom’s agency stance towards violence, terrorism, and extremism.
“The Embassy expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation of the treacherous terrorist assault that came about in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, which resulted in numerous deaths and accidents.
“The Embassy reiterates the Kingdom’s full rejection of violence, terrorism, and extremism. The Kingdom additionally expresses its honest condolences and sympathy to the households of the deceased and the federal government and folks of Nigeria,” the submit learn.
The assault occurred on Sunday, when armed militants, reportedly driving over 50 bikes, stormed Mafa village within the Tarmuwa Native Authorities Space of Yobe State.
In accordance with eyewitnesses, the loss of life toll might exceed 100, though official experiences from the state authorities confirmed 34 casualties.
The victims had been laid to relaxation in a mass burial on Tuesday in Babangida, the headquarters of the Tarmuwa Native Authorities Space.
The our bodies had been recovered throughout a search-and-rescue operation led by the Nigerian Military, with help from native vigilantes.
The Yobe State Police Command additionally confirmed the assault, with its spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, noting that the insurgents left behind fliers with Arabic inscriptions.