Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has threatened to bring in foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists hibernating in forests areas around Kaduna State if the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari fails to tackle the terrorism head-on.
The governor made this known shortly after briefing the president on recent terror attacks in state on Friday.
His words, “I have complained to Mr president and I swear to God, if action is not taken, we as governors will take actions to protect the lives of our people.
“If it means deploying foreign mercenaries to come and do the work, we will do it to address these challenges.”
Nigeria News House reports that Kaduna has become a hotbed for kidnapping, banditry and terrorism.
Recall that some unidentified gunmen had on Saturday last week attacked the Kaduna Airport, killing an official of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), identified as Shehu Na’Allah, at the runway.
10 persons were also killed with several others injured when terrorists attacked an Abuja bound train on Tuesday.
