President Goodluck Jonathan (C) speaking to the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero (R) at the emir's palace during his visit to Kano, Sunday
By Ibrahim Shuaibu
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that terrorists are not spirits nor they are ghosts, saying there is need for a collective fight against these terrorists insisting they cannot win.
The President, who said this during his condolence visit to the Emir of Kano on Sunday at his palace following the multiple Boko Haram attacks on Friday in the state, added: “We are coming to pay condolence to you and the good people of Kano over the acts of some elements in our society to create chaos to distract us and God willing they will never succeed.”
Jonathan said these act of suicide bombing is relatively new adding that some years back, nobody would have believed that a Nigerian will commit suicide.
“But we are face with this reality and we must find a way to tackle it,” he said.
He noted that the crisis of Boko Haram had been with us for quite some time, “but we have not experienced any explosion like this of Kano on Friday”.
President Jonathan, who described Kano as a great city , a city of enterprise and a commercial centre in not just Nigeria but in African with very hard working men and women, said: “All what we need is the cooperation of our people to help give relevant information to the security agencies.”
He also said that those who have lost their lives did not lose their lives in vain; assuring that the Federal Government will strengthen the security in Kano and other parts of Nigeria.
The President also assured that the Federal Government will work with the Kano State Government to see the assistance it will give to them while pledging that the resolve of the Government to stamp out acts of terrorism in the land.
He expressed the condolence of himself and that of the Federal Government, including those of the people from diverse countries and peoples to the Kano people and to immediate families of victims of the multiple attacks that took place on Friday.
“We called on the Almighty Allah to encourage them and provide for them.”
Speaking earlier, Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero, who shed tears while delivering his speech, told the President that there was a low police presence in the state, compared with the population of the state.