KILLINGS: Amidst claims he lied, El-Rufai says 130 killed, not 60

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El- Rufai has said that over 130 persons and not 60 were killed in Kajuru village in the last week attack in the area.

El-Rufai had earlier claimed that 60 persons were killed in the attack but was faulted by the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, which accused him of exaggerating the number of casualties to incite crisis in the state ahead the February 16 presidential election.

The election was later postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

But speaking with State House reporters after a Security Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa on Tuesday, El-Rufai claimed that over 130 persons died during the attack in the state last week.

The governor claimed that the killing was a deliberate plan to wipe out a certain community, and maintained that anybody questioning whether the attack took place or not, was grossly irresponsible.

He said, “The latest report shows that over 130 people were killed, not even 60. We have the list and we will release it to the media. The affected communities have provided us with the names of those that were killed.”

The governor promised that those behind the killings would be made to face the full wrath of the law.

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Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahaman, who also spoke on the matter said a total of 11 suspects have been arrested in connection with the killings.

He said, “Initially we arrested eight people and additional three have been arrested. More facts are coming out. We want to do the needful before taken the suspects to court.”

Aside El-Rufai, governors Jibirilla Bindow (Adamawa), Kashim Shettima (Borno) and members of the country’s national Security Council attended the meeting which lasted for about an hour.

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