Former Vice President and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he received with shock reports of deaths of several persons with scores injured following yet another attack on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, by Boko Haram insurgents.
The former Vice President said he was concerned by the senseless attacks on innocent citizens even after reports that government has opened window of talks on the prospects of a ceasefire with Boko Haram.
Abubakar said the continued violence, especially in and around Maiduguri, is mind-numbing.
While acknowledging the role of the military in averting even more deaths from the attack, the former Vice President stressed that intelligence gathering and sharing by all security agencies is of the essence if we must stem the attacks with all its attendant loss to lives and property.
Abubakar expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the bereaved even as he prayed for the repose of their souls.
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