From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed anguished over the death of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who were ambushed, and killed by bandits in Kaduna State while on official duty.
The late personnel, were on Monday ambushed, and killed at the Kuriga mining site in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
He has directed the Armed Forces to seek the bandits, who inflicted this casualty and make them pay the price.
According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, he described the loss of the NSCDC personnel as a tragic event and salutes the courage of the men who gave their lives to the nation.
“The NSCDC personnel who braved all challenges to guard our nation and its people had made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
“My thoughts are with the bereaved families and their compatriots in the service. May Almighty God grant them and the entire service the fortitude to bear the loss.”