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The House of Representatives declared Tuesday's sitting as a " Day of Mourning" in honour of the 59 students murdered at the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State.
The House which just resumed plenary after a two-week break over the 2014 budget decided to go into mourning after Mr Mulikat Akande-Adeola, Leader of the House moved a motion for the special session.
Delivering a speech titled, "One Massacre Too Many", the Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal described the attacks by the insurgents as an act of cowardice.
Tambuwal said, "I humbly appeal to the Nigerian people to join in this struggle for the soul of our nation and embrace as a sacred duty the mission of restoring peace and stability in Nigeria.
"We must draw from the heartbreak of Buni Yadi and other areas affected by mindless violence, an inspiration to rededicate ourselves to the cause of nation building.
" On February 25, 2014, the very day the House adjourned Plenary, Nigeria suffered a horrendous terrorist attack that struck a fatal blow at the heart and soul of the Nigerian nation and desecrated values that decent peoples of all nations hold dear.
"On that night, about 59 students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State were killed in the most heinous manner. Some of our future national leaders were mowed down in gruesome circumstances in their sleep.
"Some were shot dead while many were burnt beyond recognition. That day was a day that will live in infamy in the history of this nation."
He said that the innocent Nigerian children killed had nothing whatsoever to do with the grievances the terrorists harbor against the government of Nigeria.
''It is therefore an act of cowardice worthy of ringing condemnation to target the children, to strike at those who are not only innocent but are also unable to strike back or defend themselves.
Tambuwal said that whatever message the terrorists set out to send to the Nigerian government had been drowned out by the cries for justice by the blood of ''these innocent martyrs".
According to him, the parliament is doing its best to combat terrorism in the country, recalling that the House had passed over 20 resolutions on the issue of national security. The session, however, was devoid of the usual contributions from members as most were too distraught to utter a word.
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The House which just resumed plenary after a two-week break over the 2014 budget decided to go into mourning after Mr Mulikat Akande-Adeola, Leader of the House moved a motion for the special session.
Delivering a speech titled, "One Massacre Too Many", the Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal described the attacks by the insurgents as an act of cowardice.
Tambuwal said, "I humbly appeal to the Nigerian people to join in this struggle for the soul of our nation and embrace as a sacred duty the mission of restoring peace and stability in Nigeria.
"We must draw from the heartbreak of Buni Yadi and other areas affected by mindless violence, an inspiration to rededicate ourselves to the cause of nation building.
" On February 25, 2014, the very day the House adjourned Plenary, Nigeria suffered a horrendous terrorist attack that struck a fatal blow at the heart and soul of the Nigerian nation and desecrated values that decent peoples of all nations hold dear.
"On that night, about 59 students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State were killed in the most heinous manner. Some of our future national leaders were mowed down in gruesome circumstances in their sleep.
"Some were shot dead while many were burnt beyond recognition. That day was a day that will live in infamy in the history of this nation."
He said that the innocent Nigerian children killed had nothing whatsoever to do with the grievances the terrorists harbor against the government of Nigeria.
''It is therefore an act of cowardice worthy of ringing condemnation to target the children, to strike at those who are not only innocent but are also unable to strike back or defend themselves.
Tambuwal said that whatever message the terrorists set out to send to the Nigerian government had been drowned out by the cries for justice by the blood of ''these innocent martyrs".
According to him, the parliament is doing its best to combat terrorism in the country, recalling that the House had passed over 20 resolutions on the issue of national security. The session, however, was devoid of the usual contributions from members as most were too distraught to utter a word.
#YobeMassacre
