Vice
President Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo has stressed that perpetrators of evil
cannot dampen the spirit of Nigerians with their evil acts and that terror will
never gain ground in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world.
The
Vice President stated this on Thursday, when he visited the site of the bomb
blast at the EMAB Plaza Wuse II and also the injured victims who were admitted
at the Maitama General Hospital, Abuja.
Arc
Sambo, while condoling the families of the victims of the bomb blast charged
Nigerians to be extra security conscious and vigilant, appealing for
cooperation with security agencies as they tackle crime and criminality in the
country.
He
said “This cowardly and unjust act will be defeated- evil can never be
sustained. Insha Allah, this administration and Mr. President will not leave
any stone unturned until we defeat these terrorists. Terrorism cannot survive
in Nigeria or in any part of this world.
“We
are doing everything possible and exerting every effort to ensure that within
the shortest possible time it will become a thing of the past. I want to assure
all Nigerians that the government is doing everything possible to ensure the
safety of lives and property of all Nigerians and our visitors.”
Vice
President Sambo, enjoined “all Nigerians to be very vigilant and be very
observant and report any suspicious act to the security agencies. I want to
also urge us to resume our normal duties, our normal services and to cooperate
with the administration so that we will jointly succeed in solving this
problem.”
The
Vice President after inspecting the site of the bomb blast later visited the
injured victims affected by the bomb blast admitted at the Maitama General
Hospital, he gave all the injured victims and the families that lost their
loved ones words of encouragement. He was also briefed by the Assistant
Inspector General of Police, Zone 7, Suleiman Abba, on the police preliminary
investigations.
Arc
Sambo was accompanied by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,
Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, Minister
of Interior, Comrade Abba Morro, Minister of State Defence, Senator Musiliu
Obanikoro, and the Minister of State, FCT, , Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide. Others
were the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (Rtd), among others.