"I WILL CONFRONT INSECURITY WITH GRIT" - BUHARI

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has said his administration will confront insecurity with determination.

He expressed outrage and grief at the latest terrorist suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri, which left scores of people dead.

In a condolence message in Abuja yesterday through his media campaign committee, Gen. Buhari said the frequency with which terrorists destroy lives and property embarrassed him beyond measure.

According to him, terrorism achieved nothing good for anybody and  that nothing could justify the endless and brutal violence targeted at innocent people, which also destroyed the economic and social lives of the people in areas where terrorists were notoriously active.

Gen. Buhari, however, called for increased vigilance, stressing that the ease with which suicide bombers blend with law-abiding citizens and reach their targets undetected was disturbing.

He explained that majority of the people had no idea about the features and characteristics of suicide bombers, and could not, therefore, identify such killers in their company.

The statement extended Buhari’s condolences to the families of the victims of the latest terrorist attacks on Maiduguri.

The APC presidential candidate also condoled with the families of those affected by the violence in Rivers State, in which some unidentified gunmen attacked and killed APC supporters.

Another statement in Lagos yesterday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, condoled with the families of those killed in the Maiduguri blast as well as the government and people of Borno State.

It prayed God to grant repose to the souls of the innocent citizens, who were sent to their early graves, while wishing those who were injured a speedy recovery.

“As we have said many times, nothing in the world justifies the killing of innocent men, women and children, and the cowards who have continued to kill and maim must realise that they will not escape justice, no matter how long it takes,” APC said.