President Muhammadu Buhari, who visited Kaduna State yesterday, assured that the Federal Government will do everything possible to punish perpetrators of violence and the latest killings in the state.He expressed sadness at the recent loss of lives and property in Kasuwan Magani and the unrest in Kaduna metropolis, insisting that the killings must stop.
However, Governor Nasir El-Rufai appealed to the President to release the balance of 53 per cent of compensation, amounting to N3.85 billion to rebuild the damaged property and resettle the victims of the 2011 post-election violence in the state. Buhari said during a meeting with government officials, security chiefs, traditional rulers, religious and community leaders at the Musa Yar'Adua Sports Complex that if perpetrators of violence got away with killings in the past, government will now hold them accountable for the latest killings.
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