Tinubu Visits Birnin Gwari In Kaduna, Vows To Wipe Out Banditry

Tinubu Visits Birnin Gwari In Kaduna, Vows To Wipe Out Banditry

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, has promised to eradicate bandits and terrorists in Kaduna and other parts of the northern region if elected.

Tinubu made the assurance during a visit to Kaduna State’s Birnin Gwari Local Government Area on Monday to express his condolences for the area’s constant bandit attacks.

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Tinubu expressed his condolences to the people of Birnin Gwari at the palace of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Mallam Zubairu Maigwari, for the loss of lives and property as a result of years of bandit attacks.

He explained that the purpose of his visit to Birnin Gwari was to gain firsthand knowledge of the area and its unique security and socioeconomic challenges, promising to eradicate banditry from the area if elected president.

“I stand before you, sir, to say that there is a good opportunity coming. The election is near,” he said, adding that “we serve them notice again that we will not relent in our efforts to eliminate banditry. I can assure you, that will be our priority.”

The Emir of Birnin Gwari, for his part, praised the APC presidential candidate for risking his life to visit the volatile community, describing it as an unusual gesture.

The Emir rewarded Tinubu with the chieftaincy title of Dakare of Birnin Gwari for being the first presidential candidate to visit the bandit-ravaged community.

Tinubu traveled by road to Birnin Gwari amid tight security.

The APC presidential candidate was accompanied by his running mate, Kashim Shettima; Governor Nasir El-Rufai; the Director General of the APC presidential campaign and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; the governors of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje; Jigawa, Abubakar Badaru; Kebbi, Atiku Bagudu; and the APC governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani.