President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the reported dastardly bomb attack at a church on the outskirts of Potiskum, Yobe, on Sunday, July 5.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
According
to the statement, Buhari deeply regrets the unfortunate loss of lives
in the attack and commiserates with all those who lost loved ones in the
incident which also caused needless injury to others and damage to the
church building.
"Nigerians are a very
religious people and President Buhari believes that the terrorists who
wantonly attack our places of worship have willfully declared war on all
that we value, and must, therefore, be confronted with all our might
and collective resolve,’’ the statement said.
The President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to doing everything possible to eradicate Boko Haram, terrorism and mindless extremism from Nigeria in the shortest possible time. He
further assured all Nigerians that terrorism will ultimately be
defeated and full security restored in all parts of the country for
people to safely practice their respective faiths with liberty wherever
they may reside in the nation.
According to the
President, the constitution gives all Nigerians that right and the
present administration will deploy all required force and resources to
protect citizens’ right to freedom of worship.(NAN)
