El-Rufai condemns lynching of 2 herders in Kaduna

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the killing of two herders by a mob in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.

The mob had took the herders from security operatives after they were nabbed for alleged banditry in the state.

Reacting to the incident via a statement issued on Sunday by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, Governor El-Rufai, who stated that the herders had not been found complicit of the allegations, said a lawful method is the only acceptable option in confronting any suspicions of criminality.

The governor further appealed to the families of the victims to remain calm, and directed security agencies to conduct thorough investigations towards fishing out the perpetrators.

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According to the statement, El-Rufai also directed the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs to liaise with the military, police and DSS to contact the victims’ families for further engagements toward averting counter-attacks.

He, however, warned against further actions of self-help, dangerous stereotyping, labeling, and similar lawless dispositions capable of stirring up violence in Kaduna State, adding that investigations into the incident were ongoing.

“Similarly, the government has received reports from security agencies regarding the conduct of some individuals and groups in the general area, who unwittingly complicate the security situation with insensitive public commentaries. Such actions have been ajudged by security agencies as unhelpful in the ongoing operations against terrorists and bandits.

“While the government of Kaduna State is not against commentaries on security challenges, the government’s position remains that individuals and groups with useful information should liaise with security agencies, rather than expose citizens to extreme danger through supposed advocacy,” the statement added.

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