The Zamfara state APC Presidential Campaign Coordinator, Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa has expressed with deep shock, his sympathy over lost of lives and sustained injuries involving civilians following military operations in Mutunji village of Maru local government area of the state.
In a press release signed and made public by Secretary for Strategic Coordination of the state Presidential campaign office, Dr. Mikail Ibrahim opined that Senator Marafa himself, his family and reaming supporters of APC heartily sympathized with the families of those who lost their lives as well as those who sustained various injuries in the military casualties.
Marafa, the release added, also commiserated with the state government, Maru local government council, Dansadau Emirate, People of the affected community and the citizens of Zamfara state over the unfortunate incident.
While commending the military for their selfless and patriotic efforts in flushing bandits out of Zamfara state, Senator Marafa appealed to them to intensify hard work.
He appealed to the military for extra diligence and caution while carrying out their operations to avoid such casualties, which the Press Release maintained, are consequential on the people and devastating to communities.
The release further said Senator Kabiru Marafa called on the military authorities to investigate if there was no negligence that led to the incident in order to safeguard the future.
In the same vein according to the release, the APC Presidential campaign Coordinator further drew the attention of relevant state and federal agencies and other well meaning citizens to provide immediate emergency reliefs for the victims of the airstrike and prayed for the repose of the deceased as well as quick recovery of the injured.