President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised that the perpetrators of the recent killings in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, will eventually face justice.

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Mafa community on Sunday evening, killing about 80 persons and many others still missing. 

Reacting to the incident, President Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the attacks as an “atrocious and cowardly act of terror” by a degraded group of criminals, and commiserated with the government and people of Yobe over the tragic loss of lives.

President Tinubu extended his condolences to the bereaved families, praying for the repose of the souls of the deceased and speedy recovery for the wounded.

Assuring the people of Yobe State that justice will be served, the President stated that the perpetrators of the sinister act will have an inevitable encounter with justice.

“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commiserates with the government and the people of Yobe over the tragic loss of lives at Mafa in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state.

“President Tinubu also extends his condolences to bereaved families and condemns the killings as an atrocious and cowardly act of terror by a degraded group of criminals.

“The President prays for the repose of the souls of the deceased, speedy recovery for the wounded, and assures the people of Yobe State that the perpetrators of this sinister act will have an inevitable encounter with justice,” the statement reads.