Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday to commiserate with the Nigerian Army and the state government over the recent attack on military personnel in Benisheikh.
The attack had left several senior officers and soldiers dead Shettima was received by the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, among other top government functionaries in the state.
He said that the heart of President Bola Tinubu bleeds with the bereaved families of those who lost their lives.
“On behalf of the President, I wish to convey our deep, heartfelt condolences to the officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the other Allied forces for the lives lost. Our hearts bleed, we grieve with the families, the nation grieves with the families and the supreme sacrifices by our gallant officers and men no matter how long the night is, it must give way to the light of the dawn,” he said.
He further explained that the Federal Government was behind the armed forces and would continue to support them as well as the bereaved families and the people of Borno State, among other states facing the security challenges.
In Borno State, terrorists on Thursday killed some soldiers during a coordinated attack on troops of the 29 Task Force Brigade under Operation HADIN KAI at their headquarters in Benisheikh.
The military authorities said the attack occurred at about 12:30 a.m. when insurgents attempted to breach the facility’s defensive perimeter but were repelled by troops.
