President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wholeheartedly
condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Kano and
Adamawa States as well as the kidnap of the Lamido of
Kolofata in Northern Cameroon, Lamido Seini Lamine
and the wife of the Vice Prime Minister of Cameroon.
The President describes as shocking, callous and
reprehensible the multiple bomb blasts that occurred in
Kano within 24 hours, and the unrelenting attacks by the
Boko Haram at a time the Muslim faithful are observing
the holy festival of Eid el Fitri.
He commiserates with the families of all those who lost their
loved ones in the Kano and Adamawa attacks and wishes
the injured speedy recovery.
President Jonathan further notes that the deployment of
young women as suicide bombers represents a new low in
the inhuman campaign by these terrorists and an expression
of utter disregard for the dignity of the female gender as
well as a wicked exploitation of the girl-child.
The President states that the abduction of the Lamido of
Kolofata and the wife of the Vice premier of Cameroon
clearly underscores the regional security threat that Boko
Haram has become.
He welcomes the recent resolve by the Defence Ministers of
Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Benin and Niger to further
strengthen existing partnerships in order to forestall the
desperate attempt by misguided elements to turn the sub-
region into a battleground for terrorism and radical
extremism.
President Jonathan urges the security forces to remain
resolute, and not be discouraged by the desperation of the
agents of evil. He believes that with the continued
cooperation between Nigeria's security forces and their
counterparts in neighbouring countries, the war against terror
will surely be won.
REUBEN ABATI
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 28, 2014.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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