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Gaidam Tasks Military On Security Surveillance

By Njadvara Musa, Damaturu
10 October 2015   |   2:59 am
GOVERNOR Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State yesterday expressed his “deepest condolences and sympathies” to the families of victims of the Boko Haram suicide bombing attacks in Damaturu that claimed the lives of 17 people with 11 others hospitalised in the morning hours of Thursday.

Ibrahim GaidamGOVERNOR Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State yesterday expressed his “deepest condolences and sympathies” to the families of victims of the Boko Haram suicide bombing attacks in Damaturu that claimed the lives of 17 people with 11 others hospitalised in the morning hours of Thursday.

The governor also prayed for the repose of the souls of those killed in the attack and ordered for free medical care for those who sustained injuries in the multiple blasts at the Buhari Housing Estate and a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Damaturu, the state capital.

Gaidam’s call for increased “security surveillances and patrols”, was contained in a statement by the Director of Press Affairs to the Governor, Abdullahi Bego, issued yesterday in Damaturu.

The statement reads: “Already, treatment has commenced for injured victims at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital, Damaturu, while three of the 11 injured victims have been referred to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, for further medical care at government’s expense.”

Gaidam, however, condemned the Damaturu attacks as cowardly and barbaric.

He added: “Despite these barbaric and unjustified suicide attacks, the Boko Haram insurgency will come to an end soon in view of the all-hands-on-deck approach adopted by the Federal Government.

“I commend the security agents on the ground in Yobe State for their efforts in the general security improvement in the state.”

He urged the security agents to step up surveillance efforts to prevent insurgents and criminals from conducting further attacks.

Gaidam also urged Yobe residents not to relent in their exemplary support to and cooperation with security agents and urged them to continue to pray for the full restoration of peace and security in the country.

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