Mark, Ekweremadu: Bombings Must End

Senate President David Mark has condemned the bomb blasts that killed over 100 people in in Jos, Plateau state on Tuesday. A statement issued by his spokesman Kola Ologbondiyan said Senator Mark urged Nigerians to remain resolute in the fight against terrorists even as he assured that government will not leave any stone unturned to guarantee security in the land. Senator Mark also said the events of recent times posed serious threat to the survival of the country. “From the issue of kidnapping, now we are battling insurgency. This must stop. Nigeria needs peace. Our children needs better lives because nothing thrives well in a precarious environment,” said Mark. Senator Mark tasked Nigerians to be vigilant and collaborate with security agencies in the fight to end the activities of the dreaded
Boko Haram sect in our country. Also, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu condemned the Jos bomb blasts, describing it as “callous and completely unacceptable”. A statement issued by his spokesman Uche Anichukwu said Senator Ekweremadu who reacted to the Jos attacks while decorating his Personal Orderly, Inspector Edward Utuh, with the rank of Inspector of Police. He said: “We cannot continue to live this way. I hope and pray that we see to the end of this insurgency, the bombings and destruction of innocent lives in our country.”