The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has condemned the strings of bomb blasts in Kano and other parts of the country, in which scores of people have died and several others injured, urging government to rise up to protect its helpless citizens.
Over 162 people have been reported dead and scores of others injured in coordinated bomb attacks in Kano metropolis on Friday and Bayelsa State on Saturday.
Fayemi described the growing spate of bombing and insecurity in the country, occasioned by the activities of the Boko Haram, as unacceptable and called on the Federal Government to urgently come up with ways to end the orgy of violence and wanton destruction of lives and properties.
He stated that a situation where the citizens now live under the perpetual fear of possible attack by the Boko Haram is unacceptable and unhealthy for development, adding that something drastic has to be done to halt the reign of terror and restore sanity in the country.
The Ekiti State Governor, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, restated his position that until the masterminds of the violent attacks are fished out and dealt with, going after the foot soldiers would amount to a wild goose chase. Government, he pointed out, should focus more on cutting off the oxygen of sustenance of the group, through a well-coordinated security strategy.
Fayemi said: “What it requires is a careful, diligent and comprehensive intelligence gathering and detection capacity aimed at the masterminds of the attack – the sponsors of Boko Haram and their international links with Al-Qaeda, GIS in Algeria, etc. Not a focus on the foot soldiers.”
Condoling with the Channels Television whose Kano State Correspondent, Eneche Akogwu, was killed in the Kano attack and other families that lost their loved ones, Fayemi prayed that God Almighty would console them and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
He said: “Protection of lives and properties of the citizen is a major task for the government. Citizens should be free to live and ply their trade in any part of the country without any fear of being killed or maimed and any group or individual that wants to circumvent government’s effort in this regard should be dealt with effectively. This is not the time for rhetoric. This is time for action”
He urged the President to ensure that no stone is left unturned in the bid to stamp out terrorism and in particular the menace of the Boko Haram in the country.
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