Buhari orders strong actions against violence in Southern Kaduna – Presidency

The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered strong actions against perpetrators of violence in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State.
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, Buhari was said to have directed the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to take decisive actions against the perpetrators of the violence.
The statement said in reaction to the presidential directive, Idris was set to establish two units of Mobile Police Force in the area.
The statement reads in full: “President Muhammadu Buhari has, over the past week, given instructions for decisive measures aimed at bringing an end to the recurring acts of violence and destruction in the Southern part of Kaduna State.
“On the directive of President Buhari, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, was in the region on Saturday and Sunday to assess the situation at first hand.
In addition to the conventional policemen deployed in the area, a squadron of mobile policemen has now been stationed there.
“The Nigerian Army is also in the process of setting up two battalions in Southern Kaduna, while the military continues to carry out air surveillance across flash points of the area.
“President Buhari has equally directed the National Emergency Management Agency to carry out a joint assessment of the situation with the sister agency in Kaduna, the State Emergency Management Agency, to determine the level of response required for urgent aid to the victims of the violence.
“These measures should soon ensure the return of normalcy to the region, while the Kaduna State Government continues its peace building efforts.
“The President commended efforts of the State government and the security agencies in the steps taken so far to curtail the violence.
“President Buhari has, once again, sent condolences to the people of Southern Kaduna, who have lost loved ones in the recent violence.”