Nigeria: Suicide Bombing - Nigerians Should Not Panic, Says Jonathan

17 June 2011

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday, visited the scene of yesterday's suicide bomb attack at the headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force and urged Nigerians not to panic over the emergence of suicide bombers in the country, saying that very soon, the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, that claimed responsibility for the attack will be history.

Fielding questions from State House Correspondents during on-the-spot assessment of the incident, President Jonathan maintained that though the emergence of suicide bombers in Nigeria is disturbing, there is no cause for panic as the ugly trend would soon be nipped in the bud.

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