President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack that happen in Jos on travellers, who were traveling from a religious event in Bauchi. He said that the attack was not an agriculturalist-on-pastoralist confrontation, but rather a direct, brazen and wickedly motivated attack, adding that the attack was evidently prepared. "With the evident preparedness of their attackers, it is clear this was a well-conceived and prearranged assault on a known target, location and religious persuasion of the travellers not an opportunist ambush, he said". This was disclosed by senior special assistant to the president (media and publicity), Garba Shehu, stating that the president regrets the reported deaths of at least twenty-two persons with several others injured in the ambush. Offering condolences to the families of the victims, President Buhari maintained such kinds of attacks on the country's citizens are unacceptable, heinous, and stand in complete contradiction to the teachings of the great religions of Nigeria. "Make no mistake about it: in line with my commitment to protect all Nigerians, I have ordered our security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of this gruesome massacre of innocent travellers and bring them to justice," President Buhari said. He commended the ongoing efforts by the Governors of Plateau, Bauchi, and Ondo; the Sultan of Sokoto His Eminence Sa'ad Abubakar III and Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi as well as a number of notable Christian and Muslim leaders as they intensify efforts to calm down the situation. Clintonsdaily had earlier reported that Plateau state Governor Bako Lalong has imposed curfew on Jos north, Bassa and Jos south local governments, which would commence from 6pm to 6am, from Saturday, August 14, 2021.
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