Governor Bello Mohammed Matawallen of Zamfara State has expressed his heart felt sympathy to the families of victims of the military bombardment in Maru Local Government area of the state.
it could be recalled that some residents in Maru local government were caught in the recent bombardment by the Nigerian Air force strike against bandits in the area.
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The Governor announced this during a state broadcast made at government house Gusau, the State capital.
Matawalle said he was saddened to hear the latest development that when the Nigeria Airforce was out to eliminate bandits, caught a number of civilians leaving behind a mixture of casualties involving both the bandits and civilians.
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He added that, the unfortunate incident has come at a time when both the state Government and the Nigeria Military are poised to end the menace of the bandits, especially by taking the fight to their enclaves.
The governor also extended his sincere sympathy to those who were injured and the families of those who died as a result of the air strikes.
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”On behalf of my family, state Government and the good people of Zamfara state, I sincerely sympathize with the affected families,” the governor said.
According to him, Government has swung into action to address the remote and immediate causes of the incident with aim of averting any further ugly incidence such as this one in the future.
