Kajuru killings: Culprits won’t go unpunished – Aisha Buhari

Wife of the president Hajiya Aisha Buhari has donated relief materials worth millions of naira to survivors of recent killings in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state.

The First Lady, who described the violent crisis that claimed the lives of over 131 indigenes of Kajuru as unfortunate, prayed God to avert such killings in the future.

Presenting the relief materials to the survivors at Maraban Kajuru and Railway Crossing, all in Kajuru local government area, Mrs. Buhari assured that, the perpetrators of the crime will be fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.

Represented by her close associates, Hajiya Binta Muazu, the First Lady told both the Fulani and Adara communities affected in the crisis that, God in His wisdom has reasons for bringing them together; therefore, they must live together in peace and harmony.

She said: “Her Excellency, wife of the president, Dr Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, feels your pain. She is touched by the unfortunate incident that happened here in Kajuru. She has asked me to express her condolence to you and bring to you some relief materials. We understand what you are going through, you have lost loved ones, property and you have been displaced. 

“We know that, what we have brought is nothing compared to what you have lost, but because Her Excellency feels your pain, she has asked us to bring these relief materials, which include food items and clothing materials. She also asked me to tell you that, God in His wisdom has reasons for bringing us together in different tribes and religions; therefore, we must learn to live together in peace and harmony.

“She also asked me to assure you that the perpetrators of this heinous crime will be fished out by the authorities and will be made to face the most severe punishment according to the law of the land.”

Also speaking at the event, wife of the Kaduna state governor, Hajiya Aisha Ummi Garba el-Rufai, expressed appreciation to the president’s wife, and advised the people of Kajuru local government to live in peace.

Receiving the items on behalf of the people of Kajuru, the chairman of local government council, Hon. Kafra Caino Boaz, said the image of Kajuru was being soiled by incessant crises.

One of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Halima Augustine, thanked the President’s wife for the gesture and appealed to the government to help them apprehend killers of their kinsmen.

Items donated included trucks load of 25 kilogrammes bags of rice and other food items, as well as clothing materials.

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