Bukola Saraki, Senate President Monday condemned the attack on Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi in Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
In a statement in Abuja by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Saraki described the attack as one too many, and urged the security agencies to get to the root of the matter by bringing the perpetrators to book..
Saraki called on security agencies to reinforce security around academic institutions in the country to prevent criminal elements from taking advantage of such soft targets to disrupt academic activities and wreck havocs at a time the Federal Government is working assiduously to end the incidents of terror in the North East and other flashpoints in the country.
He also urged the security agencies to be proactive in protecting lives and property in the country by ensuring that accurate information about attacks such as the one recently witnessed in Dapchi, Yobe State, is promptly made available to members of the public to prevent unnecessary speculation and panic by family members of victims and citizens alike.
He expressed sympathy with the affected students, parents, school authorities, government and people of Yobe State over the unfortunate incident.
