President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attack on the Pulse Night Club, Orlando, Florida, describing it as ‘‘criminal’’ and ‘‘cowardly.’’ The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this in a statement yesterday He said Buhari, in a letter to the Ambassador of the United States in Nigeria, James Entwistle, conveyed Nigeria’s heartfelt sympathy to President Barrack Obama and the people of the United States of America. The presidential spokesman said the letter was signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari. He said President Buhari also assured the United States of Nigeria’s continued support and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. ‘‘President Buhari extends his most sincere condolences to the families, relatives and friends of the victims. The president condemns such criminal, cowardly attack, wherever it might occur, as an attack on all decent, democratic, peaceful people. Every terrorist attack only strengthens Nigeria’s resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with the United States and other countries in the frontline of the war on terror,’’ the letter read. Buhari was also quoted as calling on all peace-loving nations to commit themselves whole-heartedly to multilateral cooperation and collaborative actions aimed at eradicating the scourge of international terrorism.
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