Matawalle to Military: Don’t let Kaduna Accidental Bombing Deter You

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has urged the Nigerian military not to be deterred by the recent accidental bombing of civilians in its battle against terrorists.

Matawalle, while condemning the incident, said that despite what has happened, the fight against insurgency and terrorism must continue.

The minister said this when he visited the victims of the incident at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in Kaduna.

He said: “We are not going to relent in our fight against terrorism because these criminals must be defeated. We are going to continue fighting the criminals till we succeed against banditry and other criminalities in this country.”

A statement by the Director of Information, Henshaw Ogubike, said the minister, who was accompanied by top officials of the ministry, Badaru expressed Federal Governments’ condolences to the victims of the incident.

He said President Bola Tinubu has directed that he lead a high-level delegation to pay a condolence visit to the good people and government of Kaduna State, as well as the families of the victims over the sad event.