Apparently disturbed by the bombing of a motor park in Gombe and seizure of Mubi in Adamawa State by insurgents, the pan-northern Socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the escalating level of violence in the Northeast, saying Nigerians no longer have confidence in the ceasefire agreement purportedly reached between the federal government and Boko Haram sect.
The Forum, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, condemned the triple bomb blast that hit Gombe on Friday, stating that, “the bomb blast in Gombe, the continued killings and seizure of towns and villages in Borno and especially now Mubi in Adamawa State by insurgents barely two weeks after the announcement that a ceasefire had been brokered between the Boko Haram insurgents and the Federal Government calls to question the sincerity and effectiveness of the ceasefire agreement”.
According to the statement, “It is really disturbing and worrisome that despite the assurances given by Government that appropriate security measures are being put in place to contain the insurgency including the ceasefire agreement, the situation in the Northeast region is deteriorating which needed a decisive action to quell it. Towns like Bama, Gwoza and many others are still under the control of the insurgents despite the emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
“Nigerians are becoming sceptical and no longer have confidence in the assurances being given by government officials regarding the security challenges, since the terrorists have continued to unleash mayhem on the people without adequate counter offensive from the military.
“The news of the bomb blast that occurred on Friday morning at the Gombe motor park, was wicked, gruesome and condemnable considering the 27 innocent people killed in the blast and also the destruction of property it caused.
“The bomb blast in Gombe, the continued killings and seizure of towns and villages in Borno and especially now Mubi in Adamawa states by insurgents barely two weeks after the announcement that a ceasefire had been brokered between the Boko Haram insurgents and the Federal Government calls to question the sincerity and effectiveness of the ceasefire agreement.
“However, Government should not rest on its oars in finding a lasting solution to this menace. ACF therefore calls on the Government to decisively employ new strategy and tactics on daily basis to deal with the situation.
“Government should also continue to pursue dialogue and peaceful negotiation with the genuine leaders of the Boko Haram in order to restore the desired peace and order in the region, especially now that our politicians are busy with electioneering campaign against 2015 elections.
“It’s an irony that, while Nigerians in the Northeast region are being killed by insurgents and Nigerian territories being seized, our politicians are busy collecting party declaration forms to contest 2015 elections instead of collaborating efforts to contain the insurgency.
“ACF urges Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious as we embark on the 2015 electioneering campaign”.
The Forum expressed its condolence to the families of those killed and injured in the incident and called on the state government to provide free medical treatment to them.
TO MR PRESIDENT .
U should know that God place u there to
purge Nigeria. so u should b that it is in
the blood of an average northern muslim
to fight jihad. stop pleasing them. mind
u it is God that is keeping u n Nigerian
govt. we are praying for u n Nigerian
govt. don’t think that those heartless
people are still keeping those girls alive,
they are just using the past pictures of
the girls to slow govt down and to
confuse u . please let soldier going for
Boko haram fight know who is leading
them. the Benue plateau people have
suffered in the hands of this people. so
make them commanders of soldiers for
one month n boko will confess. northern
muslim came to Benue n plateau in name
of cattle rearing n killed many of our
people. put Agatu, tiv, plateau, together
with believers that suffered injustice in
north commanders of soldiers. whether
far northern muslim vote for u or not u
will win the next election. because the
three recognized majority tribes
combined are not up to all the minorities
tribes combined. purge the millitary of
Hausa Fulanis. buy at least two fighters
helicopters each for all states in Nigeria
during the next election. any one who
want to use force to tear Nigeria should
b eliminated .tackle Buhari. he is the
cause of all these. Northern muslim
should not be incharge of any soldiers
again. they are Boko helpers. Nigeria
must b one. instead of allowing them to
remove u n used the oil money to
sponsor jihad all over the world. use that
money to keep Nigeria one. no amount of
money spent to cube terrorism that is
too much. boko haram are still in few
states ,do this now b4 they escalate to
other states. God b with u PDP and
NIGERIA. that is my observation ,I am
not a politician .if Igbos could not tear
Nigeria Northerners will not tear it
likewise. we are Brothers. a word 4 u.