The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s determination to defeat terrorism, vowing that those behind recent attacks in the country will be brought to justice.
He said that, alongside the presidential directive to security chiefs, the government is investing more in equipment and logistics to strengthen the fight against terrorism nationwide.
Senator Shettima made the remarks on Wednesday during a visit to victims of the recent bombings in Maiduguri, who are receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
According to a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, the Vice President condemned the multiple explosions that occurred on Monday, which injured over 100 people and left more than 20 dead. He described the perpetrators as barbaric, emphasizing that no cause can justify the killing of innocent civilians.
The Vice President’s visit aimed to sympathize with the injured and affected families, while reassuring them of government support through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the North East Development Commission, and the Borno State Government.
He was accompanied by Borno State Deputy Governor Usman Kadafur, NEMA Director-General Zubaida Umar, Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Professor Ahmed Ahijo, and other senior government officials.
