Buhari Condemns Killing Of 22 Persons In Plateau
President Muhammadu Buhari has denounced the attack on pilgrims transiting through Rukuba, Plateau State, on their way to a religious ceremony in Bauchi State.
The 22 victims were attacked on their way home after the ‘Annual Zikr prayers’ in Bauchi State on Saturday.
Reacting, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Saturday said the attacks on innocent citizens was unacceptable, heinous, and stand in complete contradiction to the teachings of the great religions.
He stated that the incident was a direct, brazen and wickedly motivated attack on members of a community exercising their rights and with the evident preparedness, it was clear the attack was a well-conceived and prearranged assault on a known target, location and religious persuasion of the travellers.
