Any military personnel responsible for the bombing of Kaduna village that killed over 120 people must be punished, President Bola Tinubu declared on Thursday.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Mr Tinubu said all the victims of the bombing will be taken care of under the Folako Initiative that will begin this month.
He said the affected community, Tudun Biri, in Igabi local government of Kaduna, will be the first community to be rebuilt under the new initiative.
Mr Shettima disclosed this in Kaduna on Thursday shortly after visiting the victims at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital.
He said, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent us to commensurate with the people of Kaduna Over the tragic incident. The calibre of people that are here with me is a testimony to how deeply touched the president was by the incident.
“The President was deeply touched by what happened. We would like to assure the people and government of Kaduna State that the government will take measures to protect and preserve the interests of our nation.
“The victims will be well taken care of under the Fulako Initiative which will commence by this month and this community will be the first to be rebuilt in the northwest zone.
“All measures will be taken to ensure that future occurrences are averted. Government will go to the root of the issue and anyone found culpable will be punished accordingly.”
The Nigerian Army has earlier apologised for the bombings it said were “accidental.”
