The Federal Government has condoled with the families of the two
persons, a Nigerian and a Briton, who were killed in Friday’s attack
on the Kajuru Castle Resort, a popular resort in Kaduna State, promising
that the killers will be apprehended and brought to justice.
In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information
and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also assured that the security
agencies are doing everything possible to ensure that the three
persons who were kidnapped in the attack are released unharmed.
The Minister said the dastardly attack that led to the death of Ms
Faye Mooney, a British aid worker, and Mr. Matthew Oguche, a
Nigerian, while visiting the popular resort, is a setback to efforts
to promote tourism in the country.
”We commiserate with the families and friends of Ms Mooney and Mr.
Oguche, and wish to assure that the security agencies will leave no
stone unturned in their efforts to apprehend the killers and bring
them to justice,” he said.
Mohammed said the Federal Government has recently stepped up
efforts to stem the wave of violence and banditry in some parts of the
country, through better intelligence gathering and increased collaboration
by the security agencies.
He said the efforts have started paying off, as the level of violent
attacks, banditry and kidnappings is being reduced nationwide.
”The government will not relent until all parts of the country are
made safe for all, whether they are tourists, business people or
ordinary Nigerians who just want to live their lives under an
atmosphere of peace and security,” the minister said.
