Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Nigerian government’s resolve to defeat terrorism, declaring that those responsible for recent attacks in the country will be decisively confronted.
VP Shettima noted that, beyond the presidential directive to security chiefs, the government is investing further in equipment and other logistics to strengthen the fight against terrorism across the nation.
He spoke on Wednesday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, during a visit to survivors of the bomb blast who are receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
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Condemnation
Condemning the horrific multiple explosions in Maiduguri on Monday, which affected more than 100 people with over 20 confirmed dead, he described the perpetrators as ‘barbaric’, emphasising that no cause justifies the killing of innocent people.
The Vice President said his visit was intended to sympathise with the injured and the families affected by the tragedy, assuring them of the government’s support through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the North East Development Commission (NEDC), and the Borno State Government.
VP Shettima was accompanied by Borno State Deputy Governor Usman Kadafur, NEMA Director-General Zubaida Umar, Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Professor Ahmed Ahijo, and other senior government officials.