The presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has
expressed outrage and grief at the latest terrorist suicide bomb attacks
in Maiduguri, which left at least 54 innocent people dead.
In a condolence message he issued in Abuja on Monday through his media
campaign committee, General Buhari said the frequency with which
terrorists destroy lives and property embarrassed him beyond measure, and
that tackling such indiscriminate violence would be on top of priorities
once elected into office.
According to him, terrorist violence has achieved nothing good for anybody
and that his administration would confront this insecurity problem with
determination and remarkable zeal.
The APC presidential candidate explained that nothing can justify this
endless and brutal terrorist violence targeted at innocent people, which
has also destroyed the economic and social life of the people in areas
where terrorists are notoriously active.
General Muhammadu Buhari, however, called for increased vigilance among
the people. He said the ease with which suicide bombers blend with
law-abiding citizens and reach their targets undetected is disturbing.
He explained that majority of the people have no idea about the features
and characteristics of suicide bombers, and cannot, therefore, identify
such killers in their company.
The statement extended Buhari’s condolences to the families of the victims
of the latest terrorist attacks on Maiduguri.
General Buhari has also condoled the families of the recent violence in
Rivers State in which some unidentified gunmen attacked and killed APC
supporter in the state. He said violence benefits nobody and, instead, it
sets back the progress of the country.