President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the families of the victims of last Saturday’s suicide bomb in Borno State, describing the attacks as cowardly act.
Reports revealed that at least 18 people were killed on Saturday, and several others injured following multiple suicide bomb attacks in Gwoza, Borno State.
Commiserating with the victims’ families, as well as the Borno State Government in a statement issued on Sunday, by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, “President Tinubu describes the attacks as desperate acts of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives.”
The President said the “purveyors of wanton violence shall have a certain encounter with justice and that these cowardly attacks are only but an isolated episode as his government will not allow the nation to slither into an era of fear, tears, sorrow, and blood.”
He maintained that his administration is taking necessary measures to secure citizens, stressing that efforts will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are completely removed.
Similarly, the United States Government has condemned the attack, which it described as horrific.
The United States, in a statement issued on Sunday by its Mission in Nigeria, reiterated its commitment to collaborate with the Nigerian government to defeat terrorism and bring the perpetrators of the heinous acts to justice.
“The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the horrific attacks that took place in Gwoza, Borno State on June 29. These reprehensible acts of violence show a cruel and heartless disregard for human life.
“We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed and wish a full recovery to the injured. These abhorrent attacks are a stark reminder of the ongoing threat posed by terrorism in the region”, it said.
