Kuje, Nyanya Bomb Attacks Callous, Evil- APC, Dogara

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Friday night’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of Abuja that killed and injured many people, warning that no amount of cowardly attacks will save the Boko Haram terrorists from imminent defeat.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the attacks, as well as other recent ones, are part of the cowardly tactics of the terrorists to focus on soft targets, after the military has succeeded in putting them on the run.

It said the avowed determination of the Buhari Administration to crush Boko Haram, which has seen the military recording a string of successes against the terrorists, will not be weakened by these dastardly acts that are nothing but the last kicks of a dying monster.

APC appealed to Nigerians to be vigilant since Boko Haram members who have been smoked out of their strongholds may be seeking refuge elsewhere across the country. The party condoled with the families of those who were killed in the latest Abuja attacks, and wished those who were injured a speedy recovery.

In his reaction, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, condemned the bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya, describing the attacks as callous and saddening. He said the bomb blasts have shattered the peace being enjoyed in and around Abuja for one year now.

According to him “I condole with families of victims of these dastardly, heinous and barbaric acts. With the successes being recorded by the military in the North East, it has become apparent that Boko Haram is facing imminent defeat after six years of terror reign in our country.

“These well-coordinated and planned attacks were carried out to instill fear in the minds of the citizens. We condemn it in its totality as the handwork of evil-possessed minds. Nigerians cannot be cowed into caving in to terror.

“I commiserate with families of the victims, may the good Lord grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses. I also pray God to grant quick healings and recovery to the injured. While it is not in doubt that our security agencies are winning the war on terror, this kind of attacks shows that there is much work to do about intelligence gathering and sharing.

“Terrorism cannot be totally defeated with physical might as terrorists resort to different means to carry out horrible and monstrous acts as these. There should be more of inter-agency intelligence gathering and sharing which is the surest way to prevent any such attack.

“Nigerians should also be vigilant and security conscious and help the security agencies with information. I will call on all Nigerians to persevere in their prayers for peace and stability in our nation.

“As people of faith, we all believe in the power of prayers and when we persist in prayers, God will surely answer us and give us victory over evil and bloodthirsty terrorists.”