Gov Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Sunday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a national security summit to address the spate of bombings in the country.???????????????????????????
Aliyu was reacting to the latest bomb incident which occurred on Sunday near a church in Madalla town in Suleja Local Government Area of the state.??????????????
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Danladi Ndayebo, Aliyu said? the spate of bombings in sections of the country had become a national emergency and must be treated as such.
Aliyu said he was deeply pained by the fact that the perpetrators chose a Holy Day (Christmas) to carry out such a dastardly act.??????????????
“The issue of security should not be left to government alone. My thinking is that government alone cannot stop the activities of terrorists which have left hundreds of innocent Nigerians either dead or wounded,'' he said.??????????????
He said it was important to sit with major stakeholders with a view to finding out what the grievances of the perpetrators were and to proffer lasting solutions to them.
“The current spate of terrorism if not checked will among other things, affect Nigeria’s quest for Direct Foreign Investment and ultimately thwart the attainment of Vision 20: 2020,'' Aliyu said.
He said the state government would pay the medical bills of the victims and would offer assistance to the security agents to unveil those behind the act and punish them accordingly.