Jonathan, Makarfi decry Rann attack

Following the attack in Rann on 1 March 2018, in which three aid workers were killed and one injured, UNHAS has assisted with the evacuation of the wounded

Nigeria’s immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-Kaduna State governor, Senator Ahmed Makarfi have condemned the spates of killings in the country, particularly the recent attack that led to the death of international aid workers in Rann, Borno State.

Jonathan in a post on his Facebook wall Saturday called for international cooperation in the ware against terrorism, noting that an attack on a nation is an attack on all nations of the world.

In a similar vein, Senator Ahmed Makarfi expressed shock over the terrorist attack in Rann by suspected Boko Haram extremists, which led to the loss of many, including officials of the Red Cross and the International Organization for Migration.

The PDP chieftain who described the incident as “utterly condemnable,” also called on government to intensify the fight against all forms of terrorism, adding that no effort should be spared to rescue all abductees as quickly as possible.

In a statement signed by his spokesman, Mukhtar Sirajo, Makarfi also offered his condolences to the families of victims of another bomb explosion in Bumi Yadi and Madagali on Saturday stressing that until terrorists are chased out of the nation, the fight against insurgency cannot be said to have been won in the true sense of the word.