The All Progressives
Congress (APC) has unreservedly condemned Monday night's horrific attack on the
Federal Government College in Yobe state, in which over 40 students were
reported to have been brutally murdered by blood-thirsty insurgents.
In a statement issued in
Lagos on Wednesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, the party said the attacks, which were extremely gory even by the
scorched-earth tactics of the terrorists, plumbs the depth of horror.
''What a sad day for
Nigeria and indeed for all of humanity, when innocent school children were used
as soft targets by a group of cowardly terrorists, who have shed their toga of
humanity on the altar of a meaningless ideology.
''We condole with the
families of the victims as well as the government and people of Yobe State over
this abominable crime. We urge the state and federal government to work
together to ensure that schools in the state are adequately protected,'' it
said.
APC called on President
Goodluck Jonathan to immediately visit the state to offer succour to the
families of the victims and the state government, saying that is the least the
Federal Government can do to help soothe the pains of those involved.