The Minister of State for Education, Prof. (Mrs.) Viola Onwuliri has condemned the suicide bomb blasts at Government Comprehensive Senior Science Secondary School, Potiskum, Yobe State and Federal College of Education, Kontagora, Niger state.
In a statement made available to 247ureports.com, Onwuliri described the incidents as callous, inhuman and satanic.
“My condolence goes to His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan, Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, the government and good people of Yobe and Niger States, most especially to the families of the bomb blast victims, “I pray God Almighty to grant your families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss, may the good Lord receive their souls and may they rest in perfect peace, Amen.
“It is a pity that we have some evil-minded people amongst us whose motive is to dissuade our citizenry from education, and it is a greater pity that innocent children are target in such evil and dastardly menace. I therefore wish to re-emphasis federal government unshakable commitment in protecting the lives of our children and provide them with affordable quality education under President Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda on Education.
The minister urged Nigerians to rise to the challenge of the present security situation in the country and support the Federal Government in its effort to stamp out terrorism in the country.
“We must never surrender our collective values and sanctity of human life to the enemies of the nation. I strongly believe that issues of Boko Haram and insurgency will definitely become history in our dear country. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has already redoubled his efforts towards fighting this devilish menace,” she added.
