…On 29 June, members of a non-state armed group allegedly attacked a wedding party in Gwoza town with a person-borne improvised explosive device. Dozens of people were reportedly killed in this attack
MON JULY 01 2024-theGBJournal| The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has ”strongly” condemned the suicide bomb attacks on civilian populations in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday.
The exact number of people killed and injured remains unknown, but it appears that dozens of people have reportedly been killed and others seriously injured.
On 29 June, members of a non-state armed group allegedly attacked a wedding party in Gwoza town with a person-borne improvised explosive device. Dozens of people were reportedly killed in this attack, including children, women and men. Reportedly, this was followed by another two attacks later the same day.
”I am horrified by this attack on civilian populations and condemn such acts in the strongest terms. I stand in solidarity with the Government of Nigeria, and the families and communities of all those affected,” says Malick Fall.
Mr Fall said he has reached out to the Borno State Government to express his condolences and offer any support that the United Nations and the humanitarian community can provide to aid the victims of the attack.
Similarly, President Bola Tinubu has described the attacks as desperate acts of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives.
The President declared that the purveyors of wanton violence shall have a certain encounter with justice, and that these cowardly attacks are only but an isolated episode as his government will not allow the nation to slither into an era of fear, tears, sorrow, and blood.
While condoling with the victims of the attacks, the families of the deceased, as well as the government and people of Borno State, he notes that his administration is taking necessary measures to secure citizens, emphasizing that efforts will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are completely removed.
Meanwhile, the acting Governor of Borno State Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur visited the state specialist hospital Maiduguri to sympathize with victims of the twin IED Attack in Gwoza town which claimed 18 lives and injured others.
The acting Governor also announced financial support for the victims, and urged the Nigerian Military and other security agencies to strategize their mode of operation including the process of searching and checking vehicles and people around crowded areas towards ensuring the safety of all.
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