The deadly bomb which exploded at Kano Central Mosque claimed the lives of over 200 people is one of the deadliest attacks carried out in recent times.
President Goodluck Jonathan while speaking on Saturday vowed to use all resources available to hunt down those behind “heinous” attacks
Scores of others were also wounded in Friday’s attacks when two suicide bombers blew themselves up and gunmen opened fire during weekly prayers at the Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the mainly Muslim north of the country.
The president “directed the security agencies to launch a full-scale investigation and to leave no stone unturned until all agents of terror … are tracked down and brought to justice,” said a statement from Jonathan’s office on Saturday.
“The president reaffirms that terrorism in all forms … is a despicable and unjustifiable threat to our society.”
He urged Nigerians “not to despair in this moment of great trial in our nation’s history but to remain united to confront the common enemy.”
The Grand Mosque is attached to the palace of the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, Nigeria’s second most senior Muslim cleric, who last week urged civilians to take up arms against Boko Haram.
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