Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the weekend paid a confidence-building visit to communities affected by bandit attacks around the Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun local government area.
The Governor, who was accompanied by Speaker Yusuf Zailani, was at Sabon Gayan and Kakkau areas where he interacted with residents.
The Governor was received at the Kaduna-Abuja Road by the Force Commander (Operation Thunder Strike), Lt. Col. MH Abdullahi, who briefed him on the security situation in area and specifically on the barricading of the road by citizens following the bandit attacks.
After ensuring accelerated flow of traffic, the Governor held a meeting at Kakkau community attended by the village head, Mr. Iliya Garba Zarmai and members of the community.
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The Governor condoled communities across the state where citizens were killed within the last one week and assured them of government’s commitment to security of lives and property.
He added that the government was aware of their plights as conveyed in daily security reports from action agencies.
The Governor further assured the government was working resolutely round the clock, with security agencies, in addressing the menace.
The Governor warned against blocking of roads, a practice he described as detrimental to the activities of innocent citizens whose movement is forced to a halt.
He stressed such actions would offer no solution, but only create panic and further breakdown of law and order.