Buhari Speaks On Katsina Killings

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to attacks and killings between bandits and residents in Damkal and Tsanwa villages in Batsari local government area of Katsina state which left over 30 people dead.

Buhari, through a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said that killing people in the name of revenge is not acceptable.

“No one in the country has a right to take laws into his hands by way of self-help or revenge. Local communities that catch bandits should hand over the suspects to law enforcement authorities instead of meting out capital punishment, leading to a cycle of revenge and counter revenge.”

“The authorities must be allowed to investigate and deal with any breach that occurs. There is no place for violence in a decent society,” said the President.

He prayed that God would comfort families that have lost loved ones in the attacks and repose the souls of the victims.