The death toll from Saturday’s coordinated suicide bomb attacks in Gwoza Local Council of Borno State has reportedly risen to 23.
• NSGF: Cowardly attacks by terrorists won’t break Northern spirit• Obi seeks commitment to safety of life, property• Two female suicide bombers arrested Four female suicide bombers, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram group, had detonated explosives at different locations, resulting in the deaths of military personnel and civilians.
It was gathered that the women came into Gwoza from different locations, some from Pulka and others from the Mandara Mountains. Boko Haram has repeatedly used young women and girls for suicide attack operations. The tragedy meanwhile drew widespread condemnation, even as President Bola Tinubu declared that purveyors of wanton violence would have a certain encounter with justice.
He condoled with victims of the attacks, the families of the deceased, as well as the government and people of Borno State. The United Nations also condemned the attacks. He added: “I have reached out to the Borno State Government to express my condolences and offer any support that the United Nations and the humanitarian community can provide to aid the victims of the attack.”
“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect is being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline. “We must not succumb to the dark forces contending with the peaceful existence of our nation,” Obi said. According to him, the horrible spate of killings, violence and terror attacks have not only robbed Nigerians of opportunities for growth and development but have continued to cost the precious lives of loved ones.
He disclosed this in a statement signed by Alhaji Ismaila Misili, Director General, Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, yesterday. Yahaya, who is also the Governor of Gombe, strongly condemned the heinous act, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives and left many injured. He described the attack as cowardly, stressing that such acts of terror have no place in a peaceful and progressive society.
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