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Your lackluster posture is bringing terrorism back to N/East- Atiku to Tinubu

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Your lackluster posture is bringing terrorism back to N/East- Atiku to Tinubu

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused the federal government of being responsible for the resurfacing terrorism act of suicide bombing in the North East.

 

Atiku said the lackluster posture of President Tinubu administration has affected the “pushback” gains recorded against terrorists in the North East.

 

The former vice president said this on Sunday while reacting to suicide bombing act at a wedding ceremony in Borno State.

 

At least, eighteen people were reportedly killed on Saturday when four suicide bombers set off improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Gwoza, Borno State.

 

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According to Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Director-General, Barkindo Saidu, “In my presence, at about 3 pm, the first bomb blast in Gwoza occurred, detonated by a female suicide bomber in the midst of the marriage ceremony celebration.

 

“It affected more than 30 persons with various levels of injuries and instant death. Some minutes later, another blast occurred around General Hospital.”

 

The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku, described the suicide attack as “a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasizing in the North-East.”

 

He added that “the reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned.

 

“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being canceled, owing mainly to the government’s lackluster posture to hold firmly on the frontline.”

 

Atiku called on the federal government to wake up and ensure North East  “does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism”.

 

“It is thus important to call on the federal authorities to wake up to their responsibility and to make sure that the North-East does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.

 

“My condolences go to the families of victims of these attacks, and it is my prayer that God grants a peaceful repose to the souls of the departed,” he added.