EU, Spain React To Kano Bombing

The European Union and Spain have reacted to Kano
Central Mosque bombing that reportedly claimed over
100 lives.
The EU’s reaction was contained in a stamen issued on
Monday by its High Representative/Vice-President,
Federica Mogherini, a copy obtained by ThisDay.

According to the statement, by targeting a Muslim place
of worship, the Boko Haram sect have again proven
their total disregard for the sacredness of human life as
well as their desire only to spread terror and suffering.

“The EU expresses its condolences to the families of
those victims, the Muslim community and all
Nigerians. The union stands with the Nigerian
authorities and its people in the fight against terrorism
and the respect for human rights,” the statement read.
Spain on the other hand also condemned the attack in a
statement issued by its embassy in Abuja, describing the
bombing of the mosque as a “cruel and cowardly attack”
by the Boko Haram sect.
The country said it conveyed deep sorrow at the extent
of loss of lives, and sympathised with families of the
victims.

“The government reaffirms its absolute rejection of
terrorist violence, especially when, as on this occasion,
it happens in a place of worship where believers
gather to pray,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, a victim of the Kano Central Mosque
attack, Malam Shehu Ahmed, has told Channels
Television that a strange white man detonated remotely,
the bomb that killed over 100 people at the Kano
Central Mosque last week Friday.
Several reactions have trailed the bomb blast that
rocked Kano central Mosque, the national leader of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu,
characterized the perpetrators as “godless people,” while
the presidential aspirant on the platform of All
Progressive Congress (APC), former Head of the
State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), vowed
to end insurgency and other forms of anxiety in the
country, if elected President in the 2015 general
elections.
It would be recalled that the European Union (EU) on
November 25, announced plans to give the sum of €5
million to boosts its humanitarian aid to the displaced
victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern
part of Nigeria.