PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security agencies to intensify efforts in eliminating the last strongholds of Boko Haram, following a deadly suicide bombing in Konduga, Borno State.
In a statement released yesterday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu condemned the attack and described it as a “cowardly act.”
The President extended condolences to the government and people of Borno and directed the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide immediate support to survivors.
“President Tinubu has expressed anguish over the suicide bombing in Konduga,” the statement read. “He urged security agencies to double their efforts in routing the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents, who now target soft spots as diversionary tactics.”
The explosion, which occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Friday at Tashan Kifi—also known as the fish market—claimed several lives.
The Borno State Police Command confirmed that a female suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a crowded market, killing 10 people and injuring many others. Victims were evacuated to hospitals in Maiduguri for treatment.
In a separate incident in Kano State, Tinubu also mourned victims of an explosion at a scrap metal factory in Gidan Karfe along the Eastern Bypass. The blast, believed to have originated from hidden explosives transported from Yobe State, killed five people and left 10 others critically injured.
The President stressed the importance of workplace safety and ordered relevant agencies to investigate the Kano incident thoroughly.
Both attacks have renewed calls for more proactive security measures and reinforced public concerns over the lingering threat posed by insurgents and unsafe practices in industrial areas.