President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday condemned terrorist attacks in Kano and Adamawa states. He equally criticized the kidnap of the Lamido of Kolofata in Northern Cameroon, Lamido Seini Lamine, the wife of the Vice Prime Minister of Cameroon. The condemnation was contained in a statement issued by Jonathan's spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati.
In the statement, Jonathan described these insurgencies as shocking, callous and reprehensible particularly the multiple bomb blasts that occurred in Kano within 24 hours, and the unrelenting attacks by the Boko Haram at a time the Muslim faithful were observing the holy festival of Eid el Fitri.
He commiserated with the families of all those who lost their loved ones in the Kano and Adamawa attacks and wished the injured speedy recovery. The president further noted that the deployment of young women as suicide bombers, represents an inhuman campaign by terrorists and an expression of utter disregard for the dignity of the female gender, as well as a wicked exploitation of the girl-child.
"The President states that the abduction of the Lamido of Kolofata and the wife of the Vice premier of Cameroon clearly underscores the regional security threat that Boko Haram has become.
"He welcomes the recent resolve by the Defence Ministers of Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Benin and Niger to further strengthen existing partnerships in order to forestall the desperate attempt by misguided elements to turn the sub-region into a battleground for terrorism and radical extremism", he said.
