President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has condemned the latest attacks by bandits in Katsina State in three local government areas that left 47 persons dead.

BUHARI, reacting to the incident in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, says he was “deeply saddened” by the development.

The president says he would not tolerate “this large-scale killing of innocent people by the bandits,” adding that, in line with his commitment to security of the people, these attacks will be met with decisive force.

The President directed the security agencies not to rest on their oars or lower their guard, which he said would create a vacuum for the bandits to strike.