Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that president Muhammadu Buhari was unaware of the threats by terrorists that they were next to be abducted, until he told him about it.
Recall that earlier in the week, a video emerged online were abductors of the Kaduna train passengers, threatened to abduct president Buhari and the Kaduna state governor, if their requests are not granted immediately.
Mallam El-Rufai reacted to the threat situation in a radio interview on Wednesday night, July 27th.
According to El-Rufai, he has advocated for bombing terrorists’ bushes in the last five years and his stance on that has not changed because he knows that is the only way to stop this menace.
He said, “I also heard about a video where they threatened to abduct Buhari and myself. I have been warned to be careful including my families too. How can we be in a country with soldiers, police and Federal Government but some terrorists will be threatening to abduct the president?
“If in the past those in government think this is a joke and see it as only happening in Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna and Niger, it’s now at home and we must rise up to deal with these people.
“This is why I met with the president on Sunday and told him about these problems.
“I also told him about the video because up to that day, he was even not aware. I told him and the following day Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle, also confirmed to him that he saw the video too so as to take action.
El-Rufai further noted that he got the assurance from president Buhari that the security issue will be handled and he is hopeful that it is done once and for all.
“The president assured me that he met with the service chiefs three to four days before our meeting and that he gave them a clear directive to have a comprehensive military operation to deal with those people.
“We hope, God willing, the soldiers and police that were given the directives will hasten up to finish the job. We don’t have to wait until the terrorists strike before we respond.
“The soldiers must go after them wherever they are to deal with them. The truth is, we are worried about the security situation but we hope the Federal Government will do the right thing.”