President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condemned the terrorist attack that led to the deaths of over 100 people in the Woro community, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Reacting to the tragic incident in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu ordered the deployment of a battalion of the Nigerian Army to Kaiama Local Government Area.
He stated that the new military command will spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to checkmate the barbaric terrorists and protect defenceless communities.
The President described the gunmen as heartless for choosing soft targets in their doomed campaign of terror.
He expressed displeasure that the attackers killed the community members who rejected their obnoxious attempt at indoctrination, choosing instead to practice Islam that is neither extreme nor violent.
“It’s commendable that the community members, even though Muslims, refused to be conscripted into a weird belief that promoted violence over peace and dialogue,” he said.
President Tinubu urged collaboration between federal and state agencies to provide succour to members of the community and to ensure those who committed the atrocities do not go scot-free.
He prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and extended his condolences to the bereaved families, as well as the residents and government of Kwara State.
