Kazeem Ugbodaga
A woman looks at floral tributes laid at the entrance to the “Belle Equipe” restaurant, the site of one of the attacks in Paris on November 14, 2015 (AFP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure)
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has described the terror attack on France which led to the death of about 120 people as an assault on civilized world and on humanity, calling for concerted war against terrorism.
The governor, in a condolence letter to France Ambassador commiserated with France, describing the attack as cruel.
The governor urged the civilised world not to only resist terror, but also defeat it by every means possible.
“On behalf of the government and good people of Lagos State, I wish to express our heartfelt condolences to your good self, the French government and the entire French citizens over last Friday’s terror attacks in Paris.
“The dastardly act was no doubt an attack on the civilised world and humanity and we share in your grief. Whether the strike is within the city, through plane hijack or in traffic, terrorists speak the same language of force, violence and suppression.
“But the civilised world should not only resist terror, we must defeat it by every means possible. And this is why the whole world is standing behind France at these trying times to say no to terror and every form of extremism,” the Governor said in the letter.
He commended the French’s courage and resilience against the terror attacks, acknowledging that by standing up in unison to condemn terrorism, the French people have demonstrated that like other challenges plaguing humanity, terrorism should not be politicised, and that it could only be defeated with unity of purpose. …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
