Boko Haram: Northern govs ask Nigerians not to despair

Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, urged all stakeholders to continue to pray to God to end what he described as senseless killing of defenceless citizens.Governor Aliyu made the call in his reaction to the Saturday’s explosions which killed several persons at the heavily populated Ngomari-Bulumkutu area of […]

Chairman of the forum and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, urged all stakeholders to continue to pray to God to end what he described as senseless killing of defenceless citizens.
Governor Aliyu made the call in his reaction to the Saturday’s explosions which killed several persons at the heavily populated Ngomari-Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno State.  Aliyu’s reaction was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Danladi Ndayebo where he also urged perpetrators of the violence to lay down their arms and embrace dialogue.
 “The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) condemns the murderous terrorist attacks which killed several persons at the heavily populated Ngomari-Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The forum deeply regrets this utterly heinous descent to new depths of terror by the perpetrators at a time when security agencies are doing their best to put an end to the scourge of senseless killing of defenceless citizens”.
 The forum urged members of Boko Haram to embrace dialogue, saying the surest way to resolve grievances is through dialogue and not violence. The governors commiserated with families of those killed or injured during the blast and called on all security agencies to double their efforts in the discharge of their responsibility of protecting lives and property.