IGP Disu Visits Borno Bombing Victims, Reassures Residents On Enhanced Security
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has visited victims of the recent IED explosions receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and conducted an on-the-spot assessment at the Maiduguri Monday Market bombing site.
IGP Disu commiserated with the victims and their families, expressing sympathy over the tragic incidents, while assuring residents of the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to dismantling all networks responsible for the attacks and preventing any recurrence.
On Tuesday, police authorities in Borno said 23 people were killed in the bomb blasts that rocked the state on Monday.
A combined team of police tactical units, the military, and other joint security operatives has been deployed to the affected areas.
The victims have been evacuated by emergency responders, while those injured are receiving medical attention.
Security Chiefs Ordered To Maiduguri
Following the attack, the Nigerian government ordered security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, Borno State.
President Bola Tinubu, in condemning the incident, described it as part of the “desperate and frantic attempts by criminals and terrorist elements trying to instil and spread fear” among people owing to pressure from security forces.
He said the government is beefing up security across the country and has “directed security chiefs to move to Maiduguri to take charge of the situation.
“I have also directed the emergency agencies to provide proper care for the injured,” Tinubu wrote in a statement on Tuesday.
“We will locate them, confront them, and completely defeat them.”
“We will continue to intensify our efforts against all criminal elements, wherever they may be,” Tinubu promised.
He lauded the “courage and fighting spirit of our patriotic troops” for their efforts in repelling the “coordinated attacks by these terrorists on military positions in the state”.
Listing efforts by his administration to address insecurity, the ex-Lagos State governor said he recently “approved additional equipment and operational support to enhance their capabilities.
“This effort is already in progress,” he said.
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