Former Head of State and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change at the 2011 election, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned Friday bomb attacks at the United Nations House in Abuja in which many lives were lost and several people were wounded.
In a statement signed by his spokesman, Yinka Odumakin, General Buhari described the horrendous attack as a heart-rending devastation and a great challenge to the emotion, and sent his condolences to the United Nations, the mourning people of Nigeria and the grief-stricken families.
"It is my prayer that the Almighty will comfort all the bereaved and bring speedy recovery to all the wounded" he said.

Gen Buhari also frowned at the lazy official response that has accompanied serial challenges to security in the country.  "There has yet to be any coordinated response by the security forces in the country,” he said.  “It is unprofessional and incompetent for our security agencies to surrender to this omnibus Boko Haram as the only clue to every security challenge."

He warned that such a situation portends a serious danger to the country: "What that means is that even foreign interests can enter Nigeria today and wreak havoc and issue a statement in the name of Boko Haram and we will bury our dead and life continues," he said.
The General called on those in charge of the country to seriously address all the social problems confronting Nigeria and show the focused leadership which is lacking at the moment.