{"id":26070,"date":"2014-05-02T23:30:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T22:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=26070"},"modified":"2014-05-02T23:30:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T22:30:05","slug":"terrorism-atiku-reiterates-call-for-international-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/terrorism-atiku-reiterates-call-for-international-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorism: Atiku reiterates call for international assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"messagecontent\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"messagebody\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his call on the Federal Government to enlist international support in its current war against terrorism.<br \/>\nReacting to the\u00a0May 1st second bomb blast at Nyanya in a statement by his media office in Abuja, the former Vice President said it was high time Nigeria solicited international support to tackle its current tough and seemingly intractable security challenges.<br \/>\nWhile commending the sacrifices and patriotism of our security forces in dealing with the threats of terrorist violence, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, however,\u00a0advised Nigeria to urgently seek international support and should do so urgently.<br \/>\nAccording to him, terrorism is relatively new to Nigeria and our security men and women are up against a deadly unconventional enemy that doesn\u2019t bother about the rules of engagement. Therefore, he advised the Federal Government to seek assistance because the world is so interconnected that no nation should be an island onto itself.<\/p>\n<div>\nHe explained that because of the global dimension of terrorism, no developing country like Nigeria should go it alone, adding \u201cwe need to learn from the professional experiences and ideas of other countries confronted by terrorist threats\u201d<\/div>\n<div>The Turaki Adamawa expressed his condolences to families of the dead while wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.<\/div>\n<div>Signed:<\/div>\n<div>Atiku Media Office<\/div>\n<div>61 Ebitu Ukiwe Street<\/div>\n<div>Jabi<\/div>\n<div>Abuja.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atiku.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.atiku.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atiku.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com\/atiku.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/atiku\" target=\"_blank\">www.twitter.com\/atiku<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his call on the Federal Government to enlist international support in its current war against terrorism. 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