PHOTO NEWS: Shettima visits Maiduguri blast victims, assures of tougher anti-terror fight
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday visited victims of Monday’s multiple explosions in Maiduguri, Borno State, receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where he assured of the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to tackling terrorism.
Shettima, who condemned the attacks that left over 20 persons dead and more than 100 injured, described the perpetrators as barbaric and vowed that security agencies would decisively confront those behind the violence.
The Vice President also pledged government support for victims through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), and the Borno State Government.
He was accompanied by Borno State Deputy Governor Usman Kadafur, NEMA Director-General Zubaida Umar, Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ahmed Ahijo, and other officials.
