Scun: Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Abuja said Nigeria would give support and render assistance to Kenya in its efforts to curtail the scourge of terrorism. This is contained in a statement issued by his
spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, condemning
Saturday’s terrorists’ attack on a Nairobi shopping mall in Kenya. According to the statement, the attack on the
Westgate Mall in Nairobi by terrorists suspected to be of the Al-Shabab sect reportedly left about 59 people dead. Most of those killed in the attack, the statement added, were women and children, while more than 150 were reportedly injured. President Jonathan, according to the statement, said the assistance was in line with the spirit of recent agreements for enhanced bilateral co- operation between both countries. “Nigeria will assist Kenya to avoid a recurrence of the heinous attack,’’ it said. The statement said Jonathan also extended heartfelt condolences to President Uhuru Kenyatta and all Kenyans over the loss of lives in Saturday’s terrorists’ attack. It added that President Jonathan and Nigeria joined
the rest of the world in condemning “the atrocious, callous and abominable attack on defenceless Kenyans and foreign nationals’’. The statement said Jonathan assured Kenyatta and the people of Kenya of Nigeria’s full solidarity as they grapple with the attack’s consequences and strive to end the terrorist siege. “The President prays that God Almighty will comfort all those who lost their loved ones in the attack and grant the injured speedy recovery,’’ it said.(NAN)
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/mall-attack-fg-to-offer-assistance-to-kenya/

payless: LOL!!

Jonathan can't be serious. How is the fight against terrorists in Nigeria coming along? Incompetent president of a failed country.

payless: LOL!!

Jonathan can't be serious. How is the fight against terrorists in Nigeria coming along? Incompetent president of a failed country.

kokoA: He no go mind him business ba?! Make he no use him mouth invite Al'shabab come our country o. We never fit finish with BH o.

ballabriggs: You see the situation in Kenya now is that not up to 100 people have been killed. In one week in Nigeria, we have lost close to 200 people.

Have you seen the Kenyan President voice over our situation? No because he has his own mess to deal with.

President Jonadunce has not even spoken about the killings in Nigeria in the last week yet he deems it fit to put his mouth in Kenya's palava. This is a joke of a leader.

The Kenyan President right now has cancelled his trip to the UN general assembly because he recognises there is a problem. Yet President Jonadunce who lost close to 200 of his citizens is on his way with over 600 people to drink Jack Daniels in New York city.

The man is a joke and the best thing you all will do is to get rid of him. He has no qualities of a leader.

Abel202:

[b]Point of correction: The Kenyan president did not anull his visit to the UN general assembly because of the attack on Nairobi. He annulled the visit before that attack precisely because his vice president is currently in the Hague at the International Criminal Court facing trials concerning crimes against humanity emanating from the Kenyan former post election violence where many people died. The president said he couldn't leave the country while his vice is also out of the country. The president is also billed to go and face the same charges by November.
The statement released by the Nigerian presidency is just the normal diplomatic statement that most friendly countries make when such attacks happen in a fellow friendly nation. There is no need to read much meaning into it. Although on the face level it looks rather quite ironical.
While not holding brief for president GEJ, if he is to be releasing statements everytime Boko Haram kills people in one village or the other, it will become annoying. The fight against Boko Haram is an ongoing battle. So casualties are bound to surface on a regular bases. But the Kenyan attack is a one off attack on the Kenyan Capital, touching many nationalities from Al Shabab based in Somalia (another country), that is why its getting more news coverage from all over the world like the Boko Haram attack on the United Nations Building in Abuja sometime back.
Another point of correction is that GEJ did not travel to the United Nations with 600 people. Its only useless websites like saharareporters can report such crap. But even before the refutal from Reuben Abati most discerning Nigerians already knew that it was a blatant lie.
Another fact is that Nigeria is a Big Brother in Africa. Whether we have our internal problems or not, we shall never allow it to stop us from flexing our muscles to show that indeed we are the big brothers (example is the Malian crisis where we sent our troops to help in stabilizing Mali inspite of the fact that we are still fighting Boko Haram). As a big Nation we can multi-task while still taking care of our internal wahalas. Ask the Americans the price they pay to be the global super power.[/b]

Abel202:

[b]Point of correction: The Kenyan president did not anull his visit to the UN general assembly because of the attack on Nairobi. He annulled the visit before that attack precisely because his vice president is currently in the Hague at the International Criminal Court facing trials concerning crimes against humanity emanating from the Kenyan former post election violence where many people died. The president said he couldn't leave the country while his vice is also out of the country. The president is also billed to go and face the same charges by November.
The statement released by the Nigerian presidency is just the normal diplomatic statement that most friendly countries make when such attacks happen in a fellow friendly nation. There is no need to read much meaning into it. Although on the face level it looks rather quite ironical.
While not holding brief for president GEJ, if he is to be releasing statements everytime Boko Haram kills people in one village or the other, it will become annoying. The fight against Boko Haram is an ongoing battle. So casualties are bound to surface on a regular bases. But the Kenyan attack is a one off attack on the Kenyan Capital, touching many nationalities from Al Shabab based in Somalia (another country), that is why its getting more news coverage from all over the world like the Boko Haram attack on the United Nations Building in Abuja sometime back.
Another point of correction is that GEJ did not travel to the United Nations with 600 people. Its only useless websites like saharareporters can report such crap. But even before the refutal from Reuben Abati most discerning Nigerians already knew that it was a blatant lie.
Another fact is that Nigeria is a Big Brother in Africa. Whether we have our internal problems or not, we shall never allow it to stop us from flexing our muscles to show that indeed we are the big brothers (example is the Malian crisis where we sent our troops to help in stabilizing Mali inspite of the fact that we are still fighting Boko Haram). As a big Nation we can multi-task while still taking care of our internal wahalas. Ask the Americans the price they pay to be the global super power.[/b]

kokoA: He no go mind him business ba?! Make he no use him mouth invite Al'shabab come our country o. We never fit finish with BH o.

Scun: Sometimes I feel our leaders are trolls who deliberately set out to annoy us. He is yet to give any sppech or press release on the 26 who were killed in Abuja last week, nothing on the 142 and counting killed in Borno, but he has time to send condolence message to and pledge support for Kenya. Very annoying

Scun: Sometimes I feel our leaders are trolls who deliberately set out to annoy us. He is yet to give any sppech or press release on the 26 who were killed in Abuja last week, nothing on the 142 and counting killed in Borno, but he has time to send condolence message to and pledge support for Kenya. Very annoying

dfav: I think it's time to start avoiding places like Shoprite etc

Scun: Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday in Abuja said Nigeria would give support and render assistance to Kenya in its efforts to curtail the scourge of terrorism. This is contained in a statement issued by his
spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati, condemning
Saturday’s terrorists’ attack on a Nairobi shopping mall in Kenya. According to the statement, the attack on the
Westgate Mall in Nairobi by terrorists suspected to be of the Al-Shabab sect reportedly left about 59 people dead. Most of those killed in the attack, the statement added, were women and children, while more than 150 were reportedly injured. President Jonathan, according to the statement, said the assistance was in line with the spirit of recent agreements for enhanced bilateral co- operation between both countries. “Nigeria will assist Kenya to avoid a recurrence of the heinous attack,’’ it said. The statement said Jonathan also extended heartfelt condolences to President Uhuru Kenyatta and all Kenyans over the loss of lives in Saturday’s terrorists’ attack. It added that President Jonathan and Nigeria joined
the rest of the world in condemning “the atrocious, callous and abominable attack on defenceless Kenyans and foreign nationals’’. The statement said Jonathan assured Kenyatta and the people of Kenya of Nigeria’s full solidarity as they grapple with the attack’s consequences and strive to end the terrorist siege. “The President prays that God Almighty will comfort all those who lost their loved ones in the attack and grant the injured speedy recovery,’’ it said.(NAN)
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/mall-attack-fg-to-offer-assistance-to-kenya/

lertee: The fear of el-shabab should be the beginning of wisdom.
Uncle jona abeg,bokoboys don do us,
Ombatse boys don do us,
Niger deltan militants don do us.
Please and please don't allow those gorrilas visit nigeria,they are deadlier than boko haram.
Why in the first place did they attack kenya? I guess it is for the same reason that kenya interfered in Somalia's business.
Nigeria has too much trouble already.