By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has condemned the report of an attack on innocent travellers on a major highway in Plateau State.
Atiku, who made the condemnation in a statement yesterday by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, commiserated with the families of the deceased for losing dear ones and secondly, in the gruesome and callous manner they met their untimely deaths.
While acknowledging that the security outfits in the country are doing their very best in the current circumstance to make the people safe, the former Vice President however said that skirmishes and the pain accompanying it “makes us feel as though enough is not being done”
Atiku expressed the view that it is important must continue to scale up security and give all moral and logistical support for security operatives to continue to face this battle and register victory that will restore peace and safety of lives and property to every Nigerian.
According to the statement by Paul Ibe,, “The report of an attack on innocent travellers on a major highway in Plateau State stands condemned, just as those too numerous to mention across the country in recent time.
“Atiku Abubakar commiserates with the families of the deceased. One, for losing a dear one and, secondly, in the gruesome and callous manner they met their untimely deaths.
“It is acknowledged that the security outfits are doing their very best in the current circumstance to make all of us safe. However, skirmishes like this and the pain accompanying it makes us feel as though enough is not being done.
“The former Vice President is of the view that we must continue to scale up security and give all moral and logistical support for security operatives to continue to face this battle and register victory that will restore peace and safety of lives and property to every Nigerian.
“It is also his prayer that the Almighty Allah will heal our land and accept all the souls that have been lost to these cruel acts of killings”, it said.
