President Muhammadu Buhari has made it clear that nothing would stop him from wiping out Boko Haram from Nigeria soo, even as he sent his sympathy to the victims of the latest attacks that killed many both in Yola in Adamwa state yesterday and Kano, today.
A statement by senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari as asking for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide terror attacks on soft targets around the country.
“The President condemned in strongest terms the barbaric suicide terrorist attacks which took place in Yola on the evening of Tuesday, November 17 and in Kano today, causing numerous deaths and injuries among civilians.
“The President extends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the Government and people of Adamawa and Kano States respectively.
“President Buhari reassures Nigerians that his administration is very much determined to wipe out Boko Haram in Nigeria and bring all perpetrators of these heinous crime against humanity to justice.”
The statement quoted the President as asking all Nigerians not to despair in the face of cowardly terrorist attacks but to have confidence in the ability of Nigeria’s re-invigorated, well-equipped and well-motivated Armed Forces and security agencies to overcome Boko Haram very soon.
The President stressed the need for vigilance on the part of the citizens, saying that it is a potential life saver as security agents cannot be everywhere to deter every planned attack.
He emphasised that citizen’s vigilance will help to reduce the frequency of such attacks.
Earlier in the day in Kano, an explosion went off at the GSM market around Farm Centre, killing many people and injuring several others.
This was even as another bomb exploded yesterday in Yola, Adamawa state capital, killing over 30 people.
It is believed that both explosions were carried out by the dreaded Boko Haram sect. [myad]
