The Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai had on Wednesday, April 19, warned that bandits could take advantage of the transition period to commence bloody attacks nationwide.
He had therefore urged for security operations against bandits to be increased in the remaining days of the current administration and beyond.
El-Rufai aired his opinion during the presentation of a security report by the Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, the state capital on Wednesday, April 19.
From the available data, the reviewed 2022 annual and first quarter 2023 security reports have shown that 1,266 and 4,973 persons were killed and kidnapped respectively in under 15 months in the country.
