Saturday 28 June 2014
ABUJA BOMB BLAST: It is regrettable but we’ll get over it – Jonathan
President Jonathan who cut short an African Union
engagement following the deadly explosion that rocked the
nation’s capital visited the scene of the blast, Friday.
According to reports from Vanguard, Jonathan visited the
Emab Plaza in central Abuja where a bomb blast killed at
least 21 people on Wednesday and later went to a hospital
where victims were being treated, describing the worsening
Islamist insurgency as “one of the darkest phases in the
history” of Nigeria.
“Nigerians are struggling, thinking about how to
contribute to (the) nation’s development and
working very hard to take care of their families
(while) others are busy to kill people,” he told
reporters outside the hospital.
“It is
regrettable,” he added. “But surely we will get over
it.”
Jonathan had planned to attend the second day of
talks at the ongoing summit in Equatorial Guinea,
but reportedly left the conference on Thursday to
return to Abuja.
It was the third major attack in Nigeria’s capital
since mid-April and raised further fears about Boko
Haram’s growing strength.
Analysts said the insurgents now appeared capable
of attacking wherever they want, including remote
villages in their northeastern stronghold, and
popular commercial targets near the parliament.
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