The Northern States Governors Forum has called on Nigerians, especially those living in the troubled North-East, not to despair over the persistence of attacks on them by members of Boko Haram.
The forum stated this yesterday in a statement issued in Minna by its Chairman and Governor of Niger state, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu.
It urged all stakeholders to continue to pray to God to end the scourge of what it described as senseless killing of defenceless citizens.
Reacting to the Saturday’s explosions which killed several persons at the heavily populated Ngomari-Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno state, the governors implored the perpetrators to lay down their arms and embrace dialogue.
The statement said: “The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) condemns the murderous terrorist attack which killed several persons at the heavily populated Ngomari-Bulumkutu area of Maiduguri, Borno State. The forum deeply regrets this utterly heinous descent to new depths of terror by the perpetrators at a time when security agencies are doing their best to put an end to the scourge of senseless killing of defenceless citizens.”
The forum urged members of Boko Haram to embrace dialogue, saying the surest way to resolve grievances is through dialogue and not violence.
It commiserated with the families of those killed or injured during the blast and called on all security agencies to double their efforts in the discharge of their responsibilities of protecting the lives and property of the citizens.
