Tuesday, 23 August 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing on Monday of eight persons in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara State by a mob over alleged blasphemy of Islam by a student of the Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara.
While condoling with the families of the victims, Buhari vowed that the law would take its course on the perpetrators of the killings.
"I received news of the mob killings in Zamfara with great dismay. It is barbaric and unacceptable. I assure that the law will take its course.
"My prayers are with the families of the victims. Under my watch we will work to ensure that there is no place for violence in the name of religion, ethnicity, or in any guise whatsoever," he said.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, a man named Tajudeen had incurred the wrath of the mob by rescuing a student who had been beaten to a pulp for an alleged blasphemy against Islam and the Holy Prophet Mohammed.
To punish Tajudeen for daring to rescue the boy, the mob set his house ablaze, killing eight people in the process.
The governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari during the burial of the victims vowed that
“no stone will be left unturned until all those behind this act are brought to book.”
On Tuesday, former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja.
Gowon told State House correspondents after the meeting that they discussed the state of affairs of the country and his planned holiday in the United Kingdom and the USA.
, “I have come to pay my respect to Mr. President and to let him know that I will be going out of the country on holiday and for my programme, Nigeria Prays, in the US and UK.
“We had cause to discuss the general affairs of the country, the problems we have in the country and his fight against corruption.
“The expectation of the public is that they want to see result, though no one has been found guilty. We believe that will soon begin.”
The Nigerian Air Force during an air raid on Friday, killed a number of key Boko Haram leaders.
Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman said in a statement on Tuesday that the leader of the terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau was gravelly wounded on the shoulders during the raid.
He said that Boko Haram leaders killed during the raid included Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman.
He explained that NAF pilots spotted the terrorist leaders while they were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area within Sambisa forest.
His words.
"In what one could describe as the most unprecedented and spectacular air raid, we have just confirmed that as a result of the interdiction efforts of the Nigerian Air Force, some key leaders of the Boko Haram terrorists have been killed while others were fatally wounded.
"The air interdiction took place last week Friday 19th August 2016, while the terrorists were performing Friday rituals at Taye village, Gombale general area within Sambisa forest, Borno State.
"Those Boko Haram terrorists commanders confirmed dead include Abubakar Mubi, Malam Nuhu and Malam Hamman, amongst others. While their leader, so called “Abubakar Shekau”, is believed to be fatally wounded on his shoulders. Several other terrorists were also wounded."
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