The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in Yola, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, which claimed many lives and left others injured.
Ki-moon, in a statement issued by the UN Information Centre in Lagos, extended his “condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the government and people of Nigeria, and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured”.
The Secretary-General also reiterated that no political or ideological objective whatsoever justifies the loss of life and terror, to which civilians are being subjected.
The statement further restated the UN’s support to the Nigerian government in its fight against terrorism.
The scene of Tuesday evening’s attack is close to the main vegetable market in Yola and the suicide bomber is said to have targeted traders as they were closing for the day.
Members of the Boko Haram sect have carried out deadly attacks on the town a number of times, the last being October 2015.
In a condolence message to the families of the victims, President Buhari also reassured Nigerians that his administration was very much determined to wipe out Boko Haram and bring all perpetrators of the ‘heinous crime’ against humanity to justice.
The President urged all Nigerians not to despair in the face of cowardly terrorist attacks, but to have confidence in the ability of Nigeria’s reinvigorated, well-equipped and well-motivated Armed Forces and security agencies to overcome the Boko Haram terrorists very soon.
According to the President, “Vigilance is a potential life saver, since security agents cannot be everywhere to deter every planned attack.
“Citizen’s vigilance will therefore help to reduce the frequency of such attacks.”
