FG Condoles With Kajuru Attack Victims, Assures Of Stepped-Up Security Nationwide

By TUNDE BADMUS

The Federal Government has condoled with the families of the two

persons, a Nigerian and a Briton, who were killed in Friday’s attack

on the Kajuru Castle Resort, a popular resort in Kaduna State, promising

that the killers will be apprehended and brought to justice.

 

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and sent to DAYLIGHT.NG, the Minister of Information

and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also assured that the security

agencies are doing everything possible to ensure that the three

persons who were kidnapped in the attack are released unharmed.

 

The Minister said the dastardly attack that led to the death of Ms

Faye Mooney, a British aid worker, and Mr. Matthew Oguche, a

Nigerian, while visiting the popular resort, is a setback to efforts

to promote tourism in the country.

 

”We commiserate with the families and friends of Ms Mooney and Mr.

Oguche, and wish to assure that the security agencies will leave no

stone unturned in their efforts to apprehend the killers and bring

them to justice,” he said.

 

Alhaji Mohammed said the Federal Government has recently stepped up

efforts to stem the wave of violence and banditry in some parts of the

country, through better intelligence gathering and increased collaboration

by the security agencies.

 

He said the efforts have started paying off, as the level of violent

attacks, banditry and kidnappings is being reduced nationwide.

 

”The government will not relent until all parts of the country are

made safe for all, whether they are tourists, business people or

ordinary Nigerians who just want to live their lives under an

atmosphere of peace and security,” the Minister said.