Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Ramalan Yero, have condemned the early morning explosion at Nyanya park, Abuja and called for collective efforts towards addressing insecurity in the country.
Abubakar, during a meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday in Kaduna, expressed shock at the incident and commiserated with families of the bereaved. He also prayed to God to grant eternal rest to the departed.
He said: "We never thought that such things will ever come to Nigeria some years back, but they are with us right now. It is left for us to wake up from our deep slumber and face the challenges.
"We condemn what happened this morning(yesterday) in Nyanya, Abuja, and we pray that almighty Allah will expose whoever is behind it and all other mayhem in this country fast."
The sultan, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), urged Nigerians to discard ethno-religious sentiments and strive toward promoting peaceful coexistence and harmony.
``All hands must be on deck to find a lasting solution to this problem. It is high time we put sentiment aside, sentiment of religion, sentiment of ethnicity and see how we can take our country out of these killings," he added.
The sultan reiterated the commitment of religious and traditional leaders toward promoting peace and urged governments at all levels to put more efforts toward addressing the security challenges facing the nation.
In his reaction, Yero urged Nigerians to follow the tenets of their religion, which preached peace and sanctity of human lives.
He called for fervent prayers and urged citizens to shun vices.
The governor urged religious organisations to assist government towards tackling poverty, insecurity, unemployment and high rate of illiteracy among the people by initiating programmes that would address the problems.
Speaking with NAN on the bomb attack, CAN described it as inhuman and urged the federal government to avoid a recurrence.
National President of the Youth Wing of CAN, Pastor Simon Dolly, in an interview, said the attack was a threat to national unity.
He urged government to take more proactive security measures to protect lives and property, adding that "such bomb blasts can only stop if the sponsors are exposed and adequately punished."
Also reacting, the Special Adviser to the President on Youths and Student Matters, Mr. Jude Imagwe, said the blast was a clarion call on Nigerians to work together in fighting terrorism.
Imagwe said the citizenry should not rely on security agencies only as it was a shared responsibility.
In his reaction, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri, said those behind the incident would forever be hunted by the repercussion of their action.
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Ramalan Yero, have condemned the early morning explosion at Nyanya park, Abuja and called for collective efforts towards addressing insecurity in the country.
Abubakar, during a meeting of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday in Kaduna, expressed shock at the incident and commiserated with families of the bereaved. He also prayed to God to grant eternal rest to the departed.
He said: "We never thought that such things will ever come to Nigeria some years back, but they are with us right now. It is left for us to wake up from our deep slumber and face the challenges.
"We condemn what happened this morning(yesterday) in Nyanya, Abuja, and we pray that almighty Allah will expose whoever is behind it and all other mayhem in this country fast."
The sultan, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), urged Nigerians to discard ethno-religious sentiments and strive toward promoting peaceful coexistence and harmony.
``All hands must be on deck to find a lasting solution to this problem. It is high time we put sentiment aside, sentiment of religion, sentiment of ethnicity and see how we can take our country out of these killings," he added.
The sultan reiterated the commitment of religious and traditional leaders toward promoting peace and urged governments at all levels to put more efforts toward addressing the security challenges facing the nation.
In his reaction, Yero urged Nigerians to follow the tenets of their religion, which preached peace and sanctity of human lives.
He called for fervent prayers and urged citizens to shun vices.
The governor urged religious organisations to assist government towards tackling poverty, insecurity, unemployment and high rate of illiteracy among the people by initiating programmes that would address the problems.
Speaking with NAN on the bomb attack, CAN described it as inhuman and urged the federal government to avoid a recurrence.
National President of the Youth Wing of CAN, Pastor Simon Dolly, in an interview, said the attack was a threat to national unity.
He urged government to take more proactive security measures to protect lives and property, adding that "such bomb blasts can only stop if the sponsors are exposed and adequately punished."
Also reacting, the Special Adviser to the President on Youths and Student Matters, Mr. Jude Imagwe, said the blast was a clarion call on Nigerians to work together in fighting terrorism.
Imagwe said the citizenry should not rely on security agencies only as it was a shared responsibility.
In his reaction, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri, said those behind the incident would forever be hunted by the repercussion of their action.
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