The Sultan’s remarks follow Monday’s twin bomb attacks in Maiduguri that killed 23 people and injured more than 100 others. Explosions were reported at a local market, the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and the Post Office flyover in the Borno State capital.
Condemning the attacks, the Sultan urged security forces to take the fight directly to terrorist strongholds rather than waiting for attacks to occur. “Take the war to the terrorists where they are. Don’t wait for them to strike before defending or finding remedies. This you must do so that, as a nation of great people, we can have peace in our country,” he said.
The government should summon the political willpower required to provide effective security and safety for all people, to stamp out these criminal elements across the country,” he said.