Terrorism: F.G blames Nigeria's past leaders
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- Published on Saturday, 19 May 2012 07:31
- Written by Dotun Oladipo
The Federal Government has said that Nigeria's past leaders should be held responsible for the spate of bombing and other violence rocking the country.
It said inciting statement by some of the past leaders were responsible for the increase in violence in the country.
The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro, made the position of the government known in Abuja on Friday.
Moro said: "We have no other country but Nigeria to call our own, so we cannot sit on the fence and expect some other persons to protect us.
"We must fight to secure Nigeria for Nigerians and defeat this evil called terrorism.
"It is obvious that government alone cannot fight this fight.
"We cannot continue to watch our national assets and infrastructure that have been put in place over the years being wantonly destroyed by these evil-misguided people in our midst.
"It is time to hold these past leaders who have served the country in various capacities such as ministers, heads of states among other sensitive positions accountable for terrorism and other dastardly acts that had claimed innocent lives in the country."
Moro also announced during the news conference that Nigeria has repatriated about 4,214 foreigners from the country in the last three months.
So also were 16, 998 foreigners refused entry into Nigeria.
The Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro, made the position of the government known in Abuja on Friday.
Moro said: "We have no other country but Nigeria to call our own, so we cannot sit on the fence and expect some other persons to protect us.
"We must fight to secure Nigeria for Nigerians and defeat this evil called terrorism.
"It is obvious that government alone cannot fight this fight.
"We cannot continue to watch our national assets and infrastructure that have been put in place over the years being wantonly destroyed by these evil-misguided people in our midst.
"It is time to hold these past leaders who have served the country in various capacities such as ministers, heads of states among other sensitive positions accountable for terrorism and other dastardly acts that had claimed innocent lives in the country."
Moro also announced during the news conference that Nigeria has repatriated about 4,214 foreigners from the country in the last three months.
So also were 16, 998 foreigners refused entry into Nigeria.
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