Breaking: Governor Yusuf releases strongly-worded statement amid tragic killing of Kano indigenes in Benue

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering metro and governance successful Nigeria.

Makurdi, Benue authorities - Abba Yusuf, politician of Kano, connected Tuesday, June 24, powerfully condemned the brutal sidesplitting of 2 young Kano indigenes, Barhama Suleiman and Jamilu Ahmad, successful Makurdi, Benue state.

Per a connection issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, obtained by Legit.ng, the victims were allegedly profiled/killed successful acold humor without provocation astir 11:00 p.m. connected Monday, June 23, by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums and murdered.

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Kano politician bittersweet implicit indigenes' murder

In a strongly-worded statement, the Kano politician expressed heavy sorrow implicit the tragic incident, describing it arsenic “barbaric, senseless, and unacceptable.”

Yusuf condemned the killings successful the strongest presumption and assured that the authorities Government is moving assiduously to bring the perpetrators to justice.

The politician said:

“It is with a dense bosom and heavy consciousness of nonaccomplishment that we denote the passing of 2 promising sons of Kano. They were innocent, peace-loving citizens whose lone transgression was exercising their law close to unrecorded and enactment successful immoderate portion of Nigeria."

Furthermore, the Kano No.1 national announced that helium volition personally pb a high-powered delegation, including the families of the deceased, to the ceremonial prayers scheduled to instrumentality spot astatine the National Mosque, Abuja, connected Tuesday, June 24..

While commiserating with the families of the bereaved, the politician extended sympathy and condolences to salient Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, who is the begetter of the 2 victims.

Governor Yusuf described the nonaccomplishment arsenic not conscionable a calamity to the families involved, but to Kano state and the full nation.

He added:

“This authorities volition not remainder until justness is served. We telephone for calm and restraint arsenic we enactment intimately with information agencies astatine each levels and the Benue authorities authorities to bring the murderers to justice.“Nigeria belongs to each of us. Every national has the close to live, move, and thrive successful immoderate portion of this state without fearfulness of favoritism oregon violence."

In conclusion, the Kano authorities reassured the nationalist of its "unwavering commitment" to the information of its indigenes wherever they whitethorn beryllium and has urged each residents to stay peaceful and law-abiding arsenic investigations into the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incidental unfold.

Legit.ng reports that Benue has been a hotbed of violence, with implicit 160 people killed successful the past 2 months alone.

The unit has disrupted nutrient supplies from north-central Nigeria, a important cultivation area.

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Northern governors condemn travellers' killing

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) said the killing of bluish travellers successful Udune Efandion, Uromi, Edo state, is simply a gross usurpation of quality rights.

Reacting to the tragic incident, the president of the forum and Governor of Gombe state, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, said extrajudicial unit is wholly unacceptable and indispensable beryllium unequivocally condemned.

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