Buhari Condemns Maiduguri Bombings, Promises To Confront Insecurity With Grit, Zeal

SAN FRANCISCO, March 09, (THEWILL) – 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 could 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.

He, however, called for increased vigilance among the people, saying 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.

He also condoled with the families of the recent violence in Rivers State in which some unidentified gunmen attacked and killed APC supporters in the state, saying violence benefits nobody but sets back the progress of the country.