Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday described as “cruel and devastating” the twin bomb attacks that killed 85 persons in Mubi, Adamawa state, and left scores hospitalised in critical condition. JNI also condemned the continued killings by bandits in Zamfara state, while urging security agencies to wake up to its security duties and be proactive in intelligence gathering and sharing to prevent re-occurrence of such dastardly acts. It further tasked Nigerians to be vigilant to avoid being a victim of the renewed suicide bomb attacks.
Its Secretary General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, said: “The twin blasts which occurred when the Muslim faithful were observing the afternoon prayer in Mubi, Adamawa state, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, was highly devastating and cruel, to say the least, and, therefore, strongly condemned. No fewer than 85 lives were reported lost so far and many victims in hospitals with lean or no chance to make it out alive.
“The recent Mubi attack is coming at a time when Nigerians were heaving a sigh of relief as news of suicide attacks are becoming history due to the decapitation of insurgency in the North East, Nigeria. It seems the security outfits in the area and the public have lowered their guards and relaxed, a situation taken advantage of by the insurgents.
“It is equally not gainsaying that Zamfara state is more or less calamitous, with repeated armed banditry attacks, without recourse to human life. In fact, it is becoming normal, as if people have no conscience that on daily basis human lives are massacred in Zamfara state! Yet, no significant effort is seen being put to avert the senseless reoccurrences.”
Continuing, he said: “Therefore, there is obviously the need for continued vigilance, especially by the members of the public, not to allow unscrupulous elements take advantage of their credulity, to wreck havoc in the society. It is also high time that the security agencies appraised their mode of operation to meet up with dynamic challenges of criminality, as the criminals continue to change tactics. It is in this light, that we commiserate with the people of Benue, Borno, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Zamfara states over the repeated loss of lives, as a result of coordinated attacks by enemies of peace.
