The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has described the weekend London terror attack as a sickening atrocity even as he expressed solidarity with the United Kingdom on the attack which he said further reinforced the need for global action against terrorists.
A statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, quoted the Acting President as saying that those behind the attack are misguided and cowardly group of terrorists.
The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo condemned “the sickening atrocity perpetrated by a misguided and cowardly group of terrorists who attacked innocent persons in the London Bridge area on Saturday night.”
He assured Britain that Nigeria stands with the government and people of the United Kingdom and extend our condolences to the families of the victims.
The Acting President said that the latest attack in the U.K. reinforces the need for the global community to act with greater vigour to overcome the extremist ideologies which underpin terrorism. [myad]
