Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State has appealed to insurgents to embrace dialogue and come forward with their grievances so as to stop the killings of innocent people in the country.
The governor made the plea on Saturday when he visited the Kano Central Mosque where hundreds of Muslims were attacked by insurgents during the Friday prayer. He was accompanied by the heads of security agencies in the state.
Kwankwaso who described the attack as very sad considering the fact that innocent Muslims faithful were killed while observing Friday prayer assured that the state government will continue to do its best towards protecting lives and property of the people.
He lamented that 100 people lost their lives while at least 135 sustained different degrees of injuries noting that the act was the barbaric.
The governor while commiserating with the families of those who lost their loves ones, assured that government would shoulder the hospital bills of the injured ones. He stated that emergency units of all federal, state and private hospitals were directed to accommodate victims of the attack.
Kwankwaso, who along with his entourage, visited victims admitted at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano city, appealed to citizens in the state to be cautious of suspicious movements and alert security agencies of any attempt to breach the peace.
Meanwhile, the governor has also visited internally displaced persons from Mubi town, Adamawa state, who are residing in a camp in Dawakin Kudu local government area, where he promised that government would give them adequate attention in order to feel at home.
