Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Saturday condemned\u00a0 the
\nbomb explosions in the satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory
\n(FCT), Kuje and Nyanya, while calling on Security agencies to step up
\nintelligence gathering activities.<\/p>\n
Saraki in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja, urged Nigerians not to
\npanic, as the renewed attacks are signs that the days of Boko Haram are
\nnumbered.<\/p>\n
He commended the security agencies for their quick response to the
\nincidents in Nyanya and Kuje, especially the prompt evacuation of both the
\ndead and injured to medical facilities where they are receiving needed for
\nmedical attention.<\/p>\n
He however urged the security agencies to leave no stone unturned in
\nensuring that the peace that has returned to the Federal Capital Tertiary
\n(FCT) and its environs is not only sustained but improved upon.<\/p>\n
“To maintain peace, we need to step up the intelligence gathering
\nmachinery and get ordinary people to give useful information on suspicious
\nmovements by individuals, groups or even unexplainable location of objects
\nand structures. This war against insurgency is one that all of us must
\nco-operate with and support the military”, Saraki stated.<\/p>\n
He also called on Nigerians not to relent in their prayers and making
\ncritical intelligence available to security forces, to aid them in their
\nfinal onslaught against insurgency in the North-East and other affected
\nparts of the country.<\/p>\n
The Senate President commiserated with the families of victims of the
\nexplosions and wished those hospitalized speedy recovery.<\/p>\n
He said: “We are definitely seeing the last days of these misguided
\nelements. The resort to soft targets as their new mode of attack is a
\nclear indication that there is tremendous heat on the insurgents from our
\ngallant security forces who have vowed to vanquish these outlaws within
\nthe shortest possible time”, he stated.<\/p>\n
Saraki added that the Senate would continue to support the troops with
\nappropriate legislations and necessary budgetary allocations to enable
\nthem succeed in the task of effectively defending the territorial
\nintegrity of the country as well as assisting in the maintenance of
\ninternal security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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