Mark: It’s a needless war

Senate President David Mark has condemned the Nyanya Motor Park Monday bombing that left scores of commuters dead just as he told the perpetrators to rethink “because this is a needless war”.

A statement issued by Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokeman of the senator president said: “It is hard to believe that this is happening to us. No matter the anger or grievances in any body’s mind. This war on defenceless citizens is uncalled for. This is inhuman and unarguably ungodly”.

Senator Mark who was at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, Abuja to Ibadan, Oyo state capital to attend the birthday of the Olubadan of Ibadan Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1 on his 100 years and to also receive a chieftaincy from the monarch made a u-turn in honor of the victims.

The Senate President also called on Security operatives to collaborate with each other to end the menace. Seek foreign help, Atiku tells Jonathan Former Vice Atiku Abubakar has expressed anger and sadness at the bombings of Nyanya Bus Park in the suburbs of Abuja that left over 70 dead and 216 injured on Monday.

He also stated that it is time for Nigeria to accept foreign assistance with fighting terrorism in the country.

Atiku said this in a statement by his media office in Abuja that this needless bloodletting cannot continue unabated and requires new strategies to end it.

He described those behind the bombings as evil and callous with no regard for the sanctity of human life.

He said the latest bombings by insurgents should be a wake-up call to all Nigerians on the imperative of ending the blame game and working together to end this scourge.

“As a country, we are not doing enough of focusing on and implementing solutions,” the former Vice President said. “We are all guilty of expending endless energy on handwringing and the trading of blame, none of which is able to save lives or change the status quo.”