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Saraki, Dogara Condemn Terrorist Attack On University Of Maiduguri Mosque

Saraki and Dogara

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have condemned the attack and bombing of a mosque inside the University of Maiduguri during which a Professor of Veterinary Medicine was reportedly among the casualties.

A statement by the special adviser on media and publicly, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, the Senate President decried the loss of valuable human lives and destruction of property during the incident.

He expressed concern over the rising trend of isolated Boko Haram attacks on soft targets since the liberation of the Sambisa Forest which used to be the stronghold of the insurgents by the military.

Such attacks, Saraki said, ‘have created fears among Nigerians, that in spite of the obvious defeat of the insurgents, pockets of attacks are still being perpetrated by the fleeing remnants of the outlaws.’

He said that the attack on the university provides a cogent reason why security should be further strengthened around all educational and allied institutions to prevent re-occurrence.

“This attack calls for urgent security measures for all potential targets across the country so as to prevent the insurgents from taking undue advantage of the emerging peaceful atmosphere across the country.”

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Senator Saraki prayed to God to grant repose to the souls of the departed and quick recovery for the injured, even as he called on Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious.

Speaker Dogara described the sad incident as the height of wickedness, barbarism, callousness and ungodliness, lamenting that in spite of the military feat which dislodged the terrorists from their enclave, the insurgents could still find the audacity to carry out such a dastardly act on the University campus.

He noted that the latest bomb attack was yet another evil dimension taken by the terrorists, and advised the Nigerian security operatives not to be deterred by the new tactics of the terrorists but to step up their operations as to consolidate on the gains so far made in the fight against terrorism. [myad]

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