Senate President, David Mark; his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu; and the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma – Egba, on Thursday, condemned the Abuja bomb blast that left no fewer than 21 persons dead and many others injured.
The senators pleaded with insurgents to sheathe their swords in the interest of peace.
The three principal officers of the senate reacted to the development, which occurred in the Wuse area of the Federal Capital Territory, in separate statements issued in Abuja.
Mark lamented that in spite of peaceful entreaties, the killings and destruction of property had continued unabated.
He said, “Honestly, this is not our way of life. We are a people who value life. We cherish one another. This new trend of mass murder is alien to us. We must stand up against this and make Nigeria safe and better again.
“There are more than enough channels for anybody or group of persons to seek redress, including the law courts. Certainly, resort to killing, violence or destruction of property is not one of them.”
Mark told the security operatives not to be deterred by the development but to be strengthened to face the challenges of protecting lives and property in the land.
The Senate President enjoined Nigerians to be security conscious at all times, noting that “the business of security is no longer the sole mandate of uniform men and women alone but all citizens.”
Ekweremadu described the act as villainous even as he condoled with the New Telegraph Newspaper over the death of its Managing Editor (North), Mallam Suleiman Bisalla, who was killed in the incident.
He said the sole motive of the terrorists was to “break the spirit of Nigerians and instil fear through acts of mass murder and destruction of property.”
He therefore enjoined Nigerians to stand firm and united in the fight against terrorism and insurgency.
In a condolence letter to the Board and management of the New Telegraph Publishing Company, Ekweremadu noted that Suleiman covered the Senate diligently and described his death as a huge loss to the Nigerian media and the nation.
Ndoma-Egba condemned the EMAB Mall blast, saying bombing in the country had assumed a “frightening dimension” and called on all Nigerians to be on the alert to foil any future attack.
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