Following the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the recently-held mass burial of Benue State victims of Fulani herdsmen’s attacks, several Nigerians have reacted to the perceived lack of concern by the presidency.
The Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said although the president was not available for the mass burial but he will soon visit Benue and other affected states.
Adesina enjoined Nigerians to be patient. According to him, Buhari is not sluggish in his actions against the deadly herdsmen
His words; ”It is a very sad development in our country. The President himself has expressed his sadness about it. You would recall that right on the day the incident happened, he caused a statement to be issued from the office of the special adviser on media and publicity that the development was condemnable, that the security agents must move in immediately and put it in each. He has sent in the IG of police, Minister of Interior and others. In terms of visiting, the president will visit not just Benue. Recall that killings are taking place in Taraba, Rivers, Kaduna. The president will also visit most of these theatres of killings.
”If killings happened on January 1st and the President reacted on January 1st, I don’t see anything wrong in that. If you call it sluggish, it will just be your opinion and they have a right to their opinion. On the day it happened, he directed security agencies on what to do.”