Former Vice Atiku Abubakar has expressed anger and sadness at the bombings
\nof the Nyanya Bus Park in the suburbs of Abuja that left scores dead and
\nmany injured.<\/p>\n
The former Vice President said in a statement by his media office in Abuja
\nthat this needless bloodletting cannot continue unabated and requires new
\nstrategies to nip it in the bud.
\nHe described those behind the bombings as evil and callous with scant
\nregard for the sanctity of human life.<\/p>\n
Atiku said the latest bombings by insurgents should be a wake-up call to
\nall Nigerians on the imperative of ending the trade-blame game and working
\ntogether to end this scourge.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a country, we are not doing enough of focusing on and implementing
\nsolutions,\u201d the former Vice President said. \u201cWe are all guilty of
\nexpending endless energy on handwringing and the trading of blame, none of
\nwhich is able to save lives or change the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former Vice President recalled that government had in February this
\nyear spoken about its successes in pushing Boko Haram to the \u201cfringes\u201d of
\nthe North East, where a state of emergency currently exists in a number of
\nstates, and where the Boko Haram terrorist group has carried out many
\nrecent and deadly attacks.<\/p>\n
The bombings, which took place at a motor park in Nyanya a suburb of the
\nFederal Capital Territory, automatically cast doubts on the claims of
\ncontaining the crisis to the fringes of the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an urgent need for the government of Nigeria to review its
\nmethods and strategies for dealing with terrorism,\u201d Atiku said.<\/p>\n
He called for a step up in intelligence, listening posts, picking up
\ntrends and conversations with a view to pre-empting terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n
The former Vice President also stated that it is time for Nigeria to
\naccept foreign assistance with fighting terrorism in the country.<\/p>\n
While expressing his condolences to the families of those who lost loved
\nones in the bombings, the former Vice President urged well-meaning
\nNigerians in and around the Federal Capital Territory to heed the call of
\nNational Blood Transfusion Centre (NBTC) by voluntarily donating blood at
\nthe National Hospital Abuja to save the lives of survivors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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