President Muhammadu Buhari has
condemned the bomb attack at Malkohi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in
Yola, describing it as a heinous and cowardly act.
The president, who spoke through a
statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media
and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, directed relevant authorities to take
adequate measures to check future occurrence of such dastardly act.
He, particularly, ordered security
agencies to tighten security measures in and around all IDP camps across the
country to guard against the sort of incident that occurred at Malkohi IDP camp
on Friday, which resulted in the loss of seven lives.
The President noted that the
terrorists were bent on causing fear and panic among the populace by detonating
bombs within soft spots where hapless citizens reside.
He, however, urged members of the
public not to be deterred but rise in unison to root out whatever was left of
the terrorists in their midst.
“We must not let the desperate and
evil-minded criminals have any respite.
“There is now an urgent need for all
to be vigilant by paying utmost attention to security issues at all levels –
home, work, market, places of worship, schools, etc.
“To defeat terrorism, all hands round the clock
is called for, and to feed the country’s security agents with vital information
to preempt and prevent crimes so as to forestall further insurgent
activities,’’ the President added.
Source:dailypost
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