Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo condemns the attack in London

 

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has condemned the London terror attack which occured on Sunday as a sickening atrocity.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the Acting President also described those behind the attack as misguided and cowardly group of terrorists.

He expressed solidarity with the United Kingdom on the attack which he said further reinforced the need for global action against terrorism.

The statement partly read, “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, strongly condemns the sickening atrocity perpetrated by a misguided and cowardly group of terrorists who attacked innocent persons in the London Bridge area on Saturday night.

“Prof. Osinbajo states that Nigeria stands with the government and people of the United Kingdom and extend our condolences to the families of the victims.

“The Acting President notes that the latest attack in the U.K. reinforces the need for the global community to act with greater vigour to overcome the extremist ideologies which underpin terrorism.”

Source: ( Punch Newspaper )