Former Lagos State governor and frontline
opposition figure, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
yesterday decried the deadly attacks on
hapless Nigerians following the gruesome
murder of over 60 students of the College of
Agriculture, Gujba, in Yobe State by suspected
Boko Haram elements on Sunday.
In a statement from his media office, the All
Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain
lamented that “Nigeria is under attack.”
The statement, which is a sequel to a letter
he personally wrote to Yobe State Governor,
Ibrahim Gaidam, said:
“As a father and leader, I am deeply saddened
by the senseless killings of innocent students.
It is unacceptable and indefensible under any
guise. It is an act that must be punished.
“The recent carnage in Borno State and now
at the College of Agriculture in Yobe reminds
us of the sinister nature of the enemy our
nation now faces.
“There should be no mistake at this sombre
moment. Those who launched these attacks
did not launch them at the people they
killed. They knew not the names of their
victims or who they were.
“The dead were just unfortunate souls who
happened to be close enough to murder. The
real targets of these massacres were our
nation, society and any semblance of
civilized, modern life. Nigeria is under attack
and the earlier those in charge realised this,
the quicker the situation can be arrested. In
terms of security, the present is not safe,
neither is the future secured.
“The killings at the College of Agriculture were
particularly jarring. Under cover of darkness,
evil crept unto a campus of higher learning,
turning it into a place of slaughter.
“These murderers snatched the lives of young
people who were just entering the fullness of
life. The attackers fell upon them so early
that many of the students were still in bed.
“These young people only wanted an
education to improve their future and that of
the nation. They were armed only with this
desire and with the tools of students. They
had done no one any harm.
“Yet, their attackers executed them in the
cruelest fashion. This is terror in its basest
form. By this act, the crazed and armed
menace we face tells us that attending school,
attempting to get an education, is now a
capital offence. Those guilty of seeking to
learn are to be executed.
“This is a dire affront to fundamental
humanity. It is also a frontal attack on our
quest for economic development and social
progress. Those that did this seek to cast a
veil of fear and ignorance over Nigeria. We
must remain steadfast in the belief that
enlightenment and progress is best for our
people.
“These killers want us to hide in the shadow
of fear and live in the cave of ignorance. We
must be brave enough to tell them “no.” No
matter how they try to frighten us, we shall
walk in the light of learning, justice, hope
and tolerance, unity and progress.
“What we face is nothing less than a contest
for the soul of the nation. We dare not lose
the contest. These young people died just
because they wanted to learn and live better.
We can’t allow their deaths to be in vain.
“Thus, we must rededicate ourselves that all
of our children shall learn and live better
because of the education they shall receive.
“We must look beyond the deaths and spilled
blood of these innocent children. In times
like these, it is easy to give up and recede
into our fears. Yet, we must be of good
courage. We must not give way to sorrow or
despair. We must forge ahead with our best
plans and preparations for the people.”
Tinubu, who called on the FG to focus on
making society better, said the advice was not
to score political points, adding that the
attackers ultimate aim is to cripple the
educational system in the north and if they
are not stopped they will succeed.
“They intend to make Nigeria desolate” he
said, noting that “In their warped minds, this
will be paradise. Paradise for them will be
purgatory for the rest of us.”
Brimming with optimism that the country will
overcome what he termed as “this
pestilence”, Tinubu added that justice shall
prevail just as every Nigerian must put hands
on deck to build the nation.
“We must be of good courage. We cannot
allow their violence to dictate the path that
we must go.
They see a nation they want to destroy. I see
a nation we should build. We shall win.
“They may have guns and terror. But they
lack the moral force to stop us from building
the nation we seek. We have justice and
right. We shall win”, he maintained.
Wondering how long the senseless killings will
last and how many lives would have been lost
before this evil is halted, Tinubu challenged
the federal government to become more
proactive in developing a comprehensive law
enforcement, intelligence-gathering and
economic incentives strategy to checkmate
the plague.
“On such a grave matter of national security,
there is no partisanship. We are all
Nigerians. We stand ready to help in this
fight. We await the call of the Federal
Government to do so,” the former governor
said.
He extended his condolences to the
government and people of Yobe State
especially families, who lost loved ones in the
attack.
“Your grief is heavy and thick because of the
senselessness of this tragedy. But you don’t
carry this grief alone. All Nigeria grieves with
you. Those were our children, too” Tinubu
said.

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what would Tinubu do? I just feel for those students especially those who weren't given the chance to come out of the night dream... Nigeria needs deliverance from the spirit of the bond woman....the slaves of God are the major problem of the globe.

Tinubu that i know is in hospital....
And does not comment on boko haram issues that way....
I hope this is not another tragic bloggers propaganda.

Good morning Sir!
E remain Buhari.

For the first time this man spoke sense and acted as a statesman. They have discovered that their politicizing every issue especially as it concerns our collective security vis-a-viz Boko haram menace is doing them more harm than good hence the need for u-turn. I might not dwell on the intent of this post but I am however, gladdened that some people have probably been touched by the president's independence day speech that " politicians think of the next election, why statesman think of the next generation". God bless our nation.

When will evil Buhari come out to speak against boko boyz