THE regular Wednesday meetings of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, could not hold, yesterday, due to the
accidental bombing of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs’ camp in Rann, Borno State, by the Nigerian Air Force, on Tuesday.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is still distraught, consented to the shift. Consequently, the President has dispatched a high powered team made up of Ministers and government functionaries to Maiduguri on a condolence visit. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, confirmed the trip on his twitter handle @FemAdesina, yesterday. According to Adesina, the delegation consists of Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed; Minister for Defence, Dan Ali; Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and the Service chiefs. This came as the United Nations dispatched medics to Maiduguri and airlifted injured aid officials and promised more assistance. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has said it would probe the incident amid calls for investigation from a host of eminent Nigerians as the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, urged caution. The Senate also observed a minute’s silence for victims of the bombing.
What a mistake and tragedy.
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