‘This madness’ll end soon’: Shettima visits Borno bomb blast victims

Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured residents of Borno State and Nigerians nationwide that the Federal Government remains resolute in its duty to protect lives and property, following a bomb explosion at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

This is just as Shettima commiserated with some of the blast victims receiving treatment at the hospital and conveyed the sympathy of President Bola Tinubu to them.

The vice president spoke in Maiduguri on Friday after visiting survivors of the attack who were receiving treatment at the Muhammadu Buhari Trauma Centre at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, on behalf of Tinubu.

He described the attack as senseless violence and reaffirmed the federal government’s determination to end insecurity in Borno and across Nigeria.

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Shettima said: “We are here on behalf of the president to sympathise with the victims and to reassure the good people of Borno State and indeed the entire nation, that the government remains unwavering in its commitment to secure the lives and property of our citizens.

“By the grace of God, this madness will soon be brought to an end.”

Shettima, according to a statement issued by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, commended Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum for his efforts in addressing security and humanitarian challenges in the state, noting that the federal government would continue to strengthen collaboration with the state to achieve lasting peace.

Briefing the vice president, the Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital said 14 patients were admitted following the blast, with one patient confirmed dead shortly after arrival.

According to him, seven victims remain on admission, including one in critical condition at the intensive care unit, while five others have been treated and discharged.

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