Borno Bombing: “One Life Lost in Cold Blood", Shettima Grieves
- Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited the victims of the multiple explosions in Gwoza local government area of Borno state
- Shettima also said President Bola Tinubu sent his condolence message to the victims while describing the situation as pathetic
- The vice president also cited the quote from the late Dele Giwa, saying that the killing of one person is a gruesome killing of millions in cold blood
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Maiduguri, Borno - Kashim Shettima, the vice president of Nigeria, visited the victims of the suicide bombing in the Gwoza local government area of Borno state on Monday, July 1, to pay his condolence to the victims at various hospitals and families of the casualties in the area.
Shettima, in a statement by his spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, described the incident as pathetic, citing quotes from the late veteran journalist Dele Giwa, “One life lost in cold blood is as gruesome as millions lost in cold blood.”
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The Punch reported that the vice president spoke with journalists after meeting and commiserating with the casualties of the attack at the state specialist hospital in Maiduguri, the state capital. Shettima also delivered the condolences of President Bola Tinubu to the state government and the Gwoza people.
Shettima makes donation to Borno victim of explosion
The vice president then made donations to the casualties and condoled the families of the victims of the multiple explosions, adding that the heart of the president was with them.
His statement reads in part:
“The heart of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is with the victims, and he specifically instructed us to come and offer our condolences and commiserations to the victims of this incident.
The vice president also disclosed that the number of deaths from the attack was 32, noting that 42 persons were injured in the suicide bombing and were rushed to the specialist hospital for treatment. He further stated that 14 of the casualties had been discharged after receiving treatment, while 26 were still at the hospital.
Shettima aborts US trip
Legit.ng earlier reported that Vice President Shettima has suspended his trip to represent President Bola Tinubu at the US-Africa Business Summit in the United States.
A statement from his office said the suspension was due to technical faults in his aircraft, adding that the minister of foreign affairs would represent the president.
The trip was cancelled following an outburst by former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who raised questions about the president and his deputy's absence from Aso Rock during the same period.
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