{"id":69770,"date":"2014-11-29T06:02:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-29T06:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=69770"},"modified":"2014-11-29T06:02:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-29T06:02:41","slug":"president-jonathan-condemns-deadly-mosque-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/president-jonathan-condemns-deadly-mosque-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"President Jonathan condemns deadly mosque attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nigeria’s president has pledged “to leave no stone unturned” in tracking down the perpetrators of a mosque attack that killed dozens of people.<\/p>\n
Goodluck Jonathan urged the nation “to confront the common enemy” after the gun and bomb attack during Friday’s prayers in the northern city of Kano.<\/p>\n
Many more people were injured, with one rescue official putting casualty figures at almost 400.<\/p>\n
Officials said the attack bore all the hallmarks of Boko Haram militant group.<\/p>\n
However, no-one has so far claimed responsibility for Friday’s assault.<\/p>\n
Separately, the security forces said they had foiled an attempt to attack worshippers in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, defusing six bombs planted in a mosque and a nearby market.<\/p>\n
Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 – and has killed more than 2,000 people this year, rights groups say.<\/p>\n
Pandemonium<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement, President Jonathan ordered the country’s security services “to launch a full-scale investigation and to leave no stone unturned until all agents of terror undermining the right of every citizen to life and dignity are tracked down and brought to justice”.<\/p>\n