Atiku Strike - Boko Haram's Plan Is to Subdue Nigeria
Former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to cooperate to counter the menace of Boko Haram by being more security conscious. He said the populace should offer information of any strange movement in their localities to the security agencies.
Former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to cooperate to counter the menace of Boko Haram by being more security conscious. He said the populace should offer information of any strange movement in their localities to the security agencies.
The former Vice-President, who spoke on Friday, was reacting to the
Thursday’s bomb blast that rocked the Yola Modern Market, resulting in
the death of over 40 persons. He said the insurgents had raised their
modes of operations, and appeared to habour an intention to subdue the
country.
Atiku visited the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, on Friday in company
with the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase; Adamawa State
Governor, Senator Jubrilla Bindow; and Director-General of the National
Emergency Management Agency, Mohamad Sani Sidi, who were in the state to
visit the victims of the blast and sympathise with them.
He explained that the insurgents had begun the “second phase” of its
onslaught with the intention to subdue the country and win the fight
against Nigerians. Sani Sidi distributed drugs to the victims of
Thursday’s bomb attack that took place near Jimeta Market.
The NEMA boss, who led the Federal Government’s delegation, including
the IGP, called on the people to give security agencies the needed
cooperation to stem the tide of attacks on innocent Nigerians. He
appealed to well meaning individuals and corporate bodies to assist the
victims with blood as doing so might save some lives. The entourage was
at Government House, where they sympathised with the state governor
before proceeding to the House of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,
Federal Medical Center Yola and the scene of the explosion. In his
remarks, Arase called on Nigerians, especially the people of Adamawa
State to have confidence in the Nigeria Police and other security
outfits, adding that the security operatives were doing their best to
address the current security challenges in the country.
