President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki have rebuked the Boko Haram attack in Rann, the headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.
Buhari, in a release by Femi Adesina, his spokesman, said the attack by Boko Haram insurgents shows that they are godless and brutish.
“As I have always maintained, no true religion advocates hurting the innocent. To now further attack and kill those offering humanitarian aid is the height of bestiality. It is odious before both God and man,” the President said, while sympathizing with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies working at Rann, and in the country generally.
President Buhari affirmed that such cowardly attacks can only bolster the determination of government to bring the Boko Haram insurgency to a decisive end, in the shortest possible time.
In a tweet on his personal handle ‘@BukolaSaraki’, described the attack that led to the deaths of several humanitarian workers as cowardly — while also calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
He said: “My prayers are with the people of Rann, Borno State at this time.
“Last night’s despicable attack that led to the deaths of several aid workers is a callous and cowardly act. Our security forces must not relent until they bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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