Jonathan Vows To Bring Perpetrators Of Nyanya Blast To Book

 
 President Good­luck Jonathan has vowed to bring to book the perpetrators of the recent Nyanya bomb explosion that left about 86 persons dead.
He gave this assurance at the fourth presidential na­tional prayer breakfast held inside the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abu­ja. He said that no crimi­nal element would stop the country from reaching its destination. The President also promised to offer any form of assistance needed to support the families of the deceased as well as those injured in the explosion.
“Today, our prayers are with the victims of Boko Haram and their families and loved ones. The last tragedy of these heinous ideology oc­curred while we were prepar­ing to mark the resurrection of our Lord at Easter, bring­ing sorrow to many families. The government is offering all assistance to support the affected families as the secu­rity agencies work tirelessly to unravel the scourge of this evil and to forestall further senseless desecration of our homeland. And of course, no matter what the government does, we cannot recover the dead but one thing we prom­ise is that all those who took part in that act will surely pay for it,” he said.
While calling for vigilance and alertness, the President further pleaded for support of all well meaning Nigerians in the effort to rid the coun­try of the menace of terror­ism. “We must all increase our vigilance and alertness as well as cooperation and understanding to our men in uniform who are at the fore­front on our behalf. May god bless and protect them. Ni­geria is our home and it can­not be abandoned to anyone else,” he posited.
His counterpart in the Re­public of Benin, President Boni Yayi assured that his country and the entire Afri­can continent would stand by Nigeria to overcome her security challenge. He asked God to touch the hearts of evil men in the country who were bent on destroying what God had created.
The Chaplain of Aso Villa Chapel, Venerable Obioma Onwuzurumba, said the event was organised to thank God for His mercies for the present administration and ask for more grace for the tortuous journey ahead.
Source:sunnewsonline.com