Niger State Governor Sani Bello has condemned the attack by gunmen on Abdulsalam Abubakar General Hospital Hospital, Gulu, Lapai Local Government in the early hours of Tuesday.
Several persons including the hospital doctor and a pharmacist, were among the several people abducted while some were shot dead in the incident.
The Governor has therefore ordered the Joint Security Taskforce in the state to urgently bring an end to the incessant armed banditry, kidnappings and wanton attacks on communities.
“We are deeply concerned about the recent rise in armed banditry and kidnappings in Gulu communities when we are rejoicing and consolidating in the successes so far recorded in other affected areas, but as a responsible government we’ll not rest on our oars until we triumph over evil,” he stated.
He further condoled with the families of the deceased, assuring that the state government, in close collaboration with security agencies, will do everything humanly possible to secure the release of those abducted and also ensure that all those who fled during the attacks return to their homes.
