Buhari Says More Killings In Zamfara Than Benue, Taraba Combined
Promises to take action on IGP Ibrahim Idris soonSays I didn’t asking EFCC, ICPC, police or anybody to leave Akpabio alone
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the killings in Zamfara State ismore than those of Benue and Taraba states combined.
President Buhari said this during an interview on Arise TV.
Buhari said that the incidences in Benue and Taraba were being reported more because of ethnic and religious considerations.
When asked why the level of insecurity had increased in Katsina, Benue, Plateau, Zamfara, and Borno states, he said:
“The problem I think the press can help to stabilise the country (sic) is to ask for responsible reportage and leadership.
“The reason is the number of people killed in Taraba and Benue put together are not up to the number of people killed in Zamfara State but what the leadership of Benue and Taraba are reporting is an ethnic and religious thing which is very unfair to Nigeria.”
Buhari said in the case of Zamfara, many steps had been taken including replacing all police officers that had served there for more than three years.
In the raging controversy concerning the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, President Buhari assured that he will take action soon.
When asked his next line of action, Buhari burst into laughter, mocking those who had threatened to take action against him if he refused to sack Idris.
He, however, said he was not afraid of the IG and would take a decision soon.
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He said: “I don’t think I am afraid of him.
“And I don’t think I have asked him to mount roadblocks in place such that I’ll lose revenue (if he goes). But I’ll take action.”
Buhari, however, said removing service chiefs or the IG during a time of insecurity is a sensitive matter.
When asked if and why he left former governor of Akwa Ibom State and others accused of graft off the hook, he described the allegations as unfair.
Speaking about Akpabio, who was under probe for allegedly diverting N100 billion, Buhari said he did not instruct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] to do so.
He said that since his ouster as head of state in 1985 when he was fighting corruption through rash methods, he had formed the habit of following due process.
He said: “I don’t think Akpabio, when he moved to the APC, that I said he should be left alone. I cannot remember asking the EFCC, the ICPC, the police or anybody to spare any corrupt person or incompetent person.
“I haven’t done it and I challenge you to expose any.”
