In response to the horrific terrorist assaults that killed at least 162 persons in the villages of Woro and Nuku in the state’s Kaiama Local Government Area, the Southern Governors’ Forum has expressed its condolences to the government and citizens of Kwara State.
Numerous people were killed and property was destroyed in the February 3 attacks, which were allegedly carried out by members of the Islamist sect Lakurawa.
The forum’s chairman and Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, expressed profound sadness over the incident in a statement released in Abeokuta on Saturday.
He called it a tragic and unfortunate act in which law-abiding, innocent citizens were brutally murdered while going about their lawful business.
He said, “On behalf of myself and my colleagues in the Southern Governors’ Forum, I express our deepest condolences over the dastardly terror attack in Kwara State, in which jihadists murdered innocent people in cold blood.
“This is senseless violence that must be nipped in the bud. We urge the security agencies to intensify their operations against the perpetrators of this terrible incident and bring them to book.
“They must never get away with this. They must be hunted down and dealt with severely.
“We commiserate with His Excellency, Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, and the people of Kwara State over this tragic incident.
“We hope justice will be served while the security agencies do everything within their power to ensure that the slaughter of innocent citizens comes to an end.”
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