Killings: IGP orders police deployment to Zamfara village

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Sunday, June 23rd, 2013

The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Abubakar, has ordered the deployment of armed policemen to Kizara village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the deployment followed the killing of over 30 persons on Tuesday by unknown gunmen.

The IGP, who was accompanied by the Minister of State for Works, Alhaji Bashir Yuguda said on Thursday that they visited the village on the instructions of President Goodluck Jonathan to sympathise with the people over the sad incident.

The police boss also stated that the visit would give them an on-the-spot assessment of the rampage done by the unknown gunmen.

Abubakar assured members of the community that the policemen would remain permanently in the area.

“We will join hands with the military and state security to ensure that we bring the perpetrators to book.’’

Also speaking, Yuguda appealed to the people to return to their homes as adequate security had now been provided

The minister, who urged members of the community to be security conscious also called on them to report any suspicious movement to the nearest security.

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