Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to Boko Haram’s attack in Garkida, Adamawa State in which many people were reportedly killed.
Atku condemned the brutal attack and commiserated with the people of Garkida.
The attack by Boko Haram against lives & properties of innocent Nigerians is unbecoming. My prayers are with the people of Garkida in my homestate of Adamawa over the cowardly attack that happened over the weekend. May God give the affected families fortitude to bear the loss.-AA
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) February 22, 2020
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“The attack by Boko Haram against lives and properties of innocent Nigerians is unbecoming.
“My prayers are with the people of Garkida in my home state of Adamawa over the cowardly attack that happened over the weekend. May God give the affected families the fortitude to bear the loss,” he said.
Boko Haram terrorists had on Friday killed many people in Garkida, a town in Gombi local government area of Adamawa state, according to residents.
The insurgents broke into the town around 7pm on Friday, shooting sporadically. Soldiers who were said to have engaged them in a gun battle later pulled back for reinforcement.