Vice President Kashim Shettima and Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday had consoled survivors of a bomb blast at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, currently receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri.
The attack, which was believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday, resulted in five deaths and 32 people injured.
They sympathized with the injured and assessed the health care provided to the victims.
Speaking to journalists, Vice President Shettima, in companied of Governor Zulum, reiterated President Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to ending the threat of terrorism and restoring lasting peace to the country.
“We are here on behalf of the President to sympathise with the victims and treasure the good people of Borno and by extension the nation that government remains unwaveringly committed to secure lives and properties of the citizens,” Zulum said.
He added, “The Governor of Borno have been up and doing, working round the clock to complement the efforts of the federal government and we sincerely appreciate the efforts and investment in the security architecture by Borno State Government.”
The delegation was briefed by the director of Muhammadu Buhari Trauma Centre, that many of the victims were discharged, while the remaining others were responding to treatment, though one remained in critical condition.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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