We Traced Boko Haram Bombers To Zaria, But… – El-Rufai

Governor Nasiru el-Rufai of Kaduna State has
revealed that security forces in the state detected
the presence of the suicide bombers, who killed
about 40 people in Zaria last week, through their
tracking system.
Suspected female suicide bombers had attacked
the Sabon Gari Local Government Area
headquarters of Kaduna State on Tuesday killing
40 people, mostly teachers and civil servants
undergoing the compulsory verification exercise
ordered by the state government, and injuring
many others.
According to el-Rufai, the telephone lines of the
bombers, believed to be Boko Haram members,
which were used in tracking them, were switched
off in Zaria, making it impossible for the security
forces to locate them.
He made the disclosure while delivering a talk at
the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme
(TEEP) Boot Camp held at the Covenant University,
Ota, Ogun State on Saturday.
El-Rufai explained that the explosion occurred
seven hours after the bombers switched off their
telephone devices.
He said, “We knew that the forces were coming to
Kaduna State with a bomb and we were tracking
them. They got to Zaria and switched off their sets
and they could not be tracked any longer”.
Mr. El-Rufai, however, reiterated the role of the
government in ensuring the security of lives and
properties of the citizens, adding that the
government should guarantee the rule of law and
an enabling environment for entrepreneurs to
thrive.
To provide sufficient protection for Nigerians, the
Kaduna governor said the country needed twice
the size of its current police force.
“We need twice the Police Force we currently have
for effective protection. This is one of the things we
need to provide and I can assure you that
President Muhammadu Buhari is working on it”,
El-Rufai assured.