The northern political group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in reaction to the Gwoza LGA, suicide bombings in Borno State on Saturday, 29 June has said the fight against terrorism must be total and uncompromising.
ACF in a statement by spokesperson, Tukur Muhammad-Baba posits that it is worrisome and disheartening that such attacks could occur when the community had begun to look forward to a relatively terror-free life.
The Forum’s statement also mentioned that no effort should be spared to ensure speedy return to normalcy for the people of Borno and all communities across the country under siege by terrorists and bandits saying Saturday’s attack was a clear indication “that although degraded by battles with security agents, Boko Haram insurgents still retain a modicum of capability and capacity to wreck misery on hapless communities on account of a misguided religious ideology”.
It lamented that it was “very worrisome and disheartening that such attacks would occur when the community has begun to look forward to relatively terror-free lives, away from the criminality-infested existence of the last few years”.
The ACF called for strategic synergy between government, communities, and international bilateral and multilateral agencies to exterminate the Boko Haram insurgents.
