{"id":2622,"date":"2026-02-06T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2026-02-06T00:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T00:23:12","slug":"kwara-nigeria-wont-surrender-citizens-to-terrorism-masquerading-as-faith-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2622","title":{"rendered":"Kwara: Nigeria won\u2019t surrender citizens to terrorism masquerading as faith \u2013 Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has, for the umpteenth time, vowed that Nigeria will never surrender its people to extremism and terrorism masquerading as faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s vow came on the heels of the recent attack in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by gunmen that led to the death of about 100 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcIcVapfqXw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Tinubu condemned in the strongest terms \u201cthe cowardly and beastly attack\u201d, describing the gunmen as \u201cheartless for choosing soft targets in their campaign of terror.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the actions of the gunmen offended humanity and Nigeria\u2019s shared values as a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President, in a statement he personally signed on Thursday night after meeting with Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that perpetrators of the dastardly act will not go scot-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement read: \u201cToday, I met with the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq @RealAARahman, to be debriefed on the incident in Kaiama LGA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI condemn in the strongest terms this cowardly and beastly attack. The gunmen are heartless for choosing soft targets in their doomed campaign of terror. Their actions offend our humanity, our faith, and our shared values as a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday, I directed the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following the horrific attack on innocent villagers in Worro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new military command will spearhead Operation Savannah Shield to checkmate these barbaric terrorists and protect defenceless communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is particularly disturbing that the victims were killed because they rejected an attempt at forced indoctrination. As I said, it is commendable that the community members, even though Muslims, refused to be conscripted into a weird belief that promoted violence over peace and dialogue. Nigeria will never surrender its people to extremism and terrorism masquerading as faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have further directed close collaboration between federal and state agencies to provide immediate support and relief to the affected community and to ensure that those responsible for this atrocity are pursued and brought to justice, just like other terrorists before them. They will not go scot-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI pray for the repose of the souls of the departed and extend my deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones. I also sympathise with the people and government of Kwara State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Federal Government stands with you. We will protect our communities, defend our values, and defeat those who seek to divide us through terror.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/02\/kwara-nigeria-wont-surrender-citizens-to-terrorism-masquerading-as-faith-tinubu\/\">(Vanguard)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Bola Tinubu has, for the umpteenth time, vowed that Nigeria will never surrender its people to extremism and terrorism masquerading as faith. The President\u2019s vow came on the heels of the recent attack in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State by gunmen that led to the death of about 100 people. 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