President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security agencies to beef up security in all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the country to guard against the recurrence of the blast at the displaced person’s camp in Yola, Adamawa State on Friday.
Buhari condemned as heinous and cowardly, the bomb blast in the Malkohi camp which resulted in loss of seven lives.
A statement by Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, said that the terrorists were bent on causing fear and panic among the populace by detonating bombs within soft spots where hapless citizens reside.
The president encouraged members of the public to not be deterred “but rise in unison to root out whatever is left of the terrorists in our midst.”
“We must not let the desperate and evil-minded criminals have any respite. There's now an urgent need for all to, by paying utmost attention to security issues at all levels – home, work, market, places of worship, schools, defeat terrorism,” Buhari stated.