President Goodluck Jonathan today was at the site of the deadly Wuse, Abuja car bomb blast that killed no fewer than 22 people.<\/p>\n
He cut \u00a0short an African Union engagement to meet victims of the attack blamed on Boko Haram, also \u00a0went to a hospital where victims were being treated, describing the worsening Islamist insurgency as \u201cone of the darkest phases in the history\u201d of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigerians are struggling, thinking about how to contribute to (the) nation\u2019s development and working very hard to take care of their families (while) others are busy to kill people,\u201d he told reporters outside the hospital.
\n\u201cIt is regrettable,\u201d he added. \u201cBut surely we will get over it.\u201d
\nJonathan had planned to attend the second day of talks at the ongoing summit in Equatorial Guinea, but reportedly left the conference on Thursday to return to Abuja.
\nIt was the third major attack in Nigeria\u2019s capital since mid-April and raised further fears about Boko Haram\u2019s growing strength.
\nAnalysts said the insurgents now appeared capable of attacking wherever they want, including remote villages in their northeastern stronghold, and popular commercial targets near the parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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