Some Nigerians and The Muslim Congress (TMC) in Lagos yesterday said the Christmas Day bomb attacks in parts of the country calls for a national emergency.
The people told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the loss of innocent Nigerians through the activities of the Boko Haram sect was threatening the sovereignty of Nigeria.
Prof. Pat Utomi, former Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Mega Party( SDMP) in the April general elections, said that the attacks had stretched the nation’s patience.
“The Christmas Day bomb blast is a great tragedy coming on a day that represents peace on earth as Christians celebrate the birth of Christ.
“This latest development calls for a national emergency and the need for a summit for Nigerians to decide where the nation is going,’’ Utomi said.
He said that where the nation was heading could no longer be left in the hands of security officials alone.
“It is obvious that these officials seem not to understand what is going on and how to handle it. Nigerian people must sit to discuss the way forward and ignoring this would spell greater disaster for the nation.’’
Chief Maxi Okwu, the Coordinator of the Patriotic Alliance of Nigeria (PAN), an association of opposition political parties, said that, “government security agencies across the nation seem to be losing the war on terrorism.