President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned in the strongest
language the latest terrorist attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by the Boko
Haram bandits.
In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on
Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, the President said he was deeply
touched by these mindless incidents of violence on innocent people during the
month of Ramadan.
According to President Buhari, the terrorists are enemies
of everybody, and enemies of humanity everywhere.
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| PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI |
He explained that no sane people who believe in any god
would be destroying the lives of innocent people in cold blood, adding that
terrorists don’t represent any religion.
The President said the pattern of their indiscriminate
violence against innocent people shows that they represent nothing else but
anarchy and devilry.
In what appears to be one of his toughest expressions of
outrage, President Buhari reminded the terrorists of his uncompromising resolve
to tackle them with all the resources at the disposal of his government.
Make no mistake about it: this government is ever
determined to discharge its fundamental duty of protecting the lives of its
citizens from physical threats from any groups bent on creating chaos,
confusion, and on destroying social and economic life of the people, he further
warned.
President Buhari, who extended his sympathy to the
families of the victims, reassured all Nigerians that his government would
never tolerate to terrorist blackmail, and that our security forces would
confront the Boko Haram bandits to the last man.
Describing terrorists as cowards who lack any moral
inhibition and any iota of humanity to reason compassionately would not find
Nigeria a safe haven, because they would be hunted down without mercy and
compromise.
He reassured Nigerians that security would be tackled by
his administration with vigorous determination.
The President, however, advised Nigerian to show more
vigilance and be alert to the presence of suspicious people around them, adding
that the terrorists are enemies of religion and humanity. He explained that no true believers in any God
would target worshipers, holy places, or people who are fasting and other
innocent Nigerians.
