Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has vowed to hunt down bandits that killed men of Nigerian Army in Niger State.
Speaking on Friday, General Christopher Musa said the Army will leave no stone unturned until perpetrators are brought to justice.
The CDS said, “Those that did this, and those that have continued attack, kill our men, wherever they are, we will get them out, we will smoke them out and we will ensure that they never have any other opportunity to kill any other person, that I assure you.
“We will hunt you down, we will bring you to Justice. We will not relent until we get those causing havocs in the country”
Continuing, Gen Musa said, ‘This is one of those most difficult days because when you have to bury your own, you feel highly pained. I promise you (Families of deceased). We will not relent until wevget all those causing havoc in any part of our country. Our resolve will not wither. We will hunt you (perpetrators) dow. We will bring you to justice”.
Gunmen, believed to be bandits, killed at least 43 people including 30 soldiers and seven mobile police personnel in an attack on a mining site in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, local sources have said.
Residents said a search party found 37 bodies of soldiers and policemen in a bush near the mining site Thursday morning.
Six other corpses of civilians were also recovered from the bush.
The residents said many Chinese nationals and Nigerians were also abducted during the attack on the site on Wednesday.
