Buhari assured Turkey President Erdogan that the government and people of Nigeria would continue to support them in the global war against terrorism.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “despicable and cowardly,” the terrorist bomb attack in Turkey on Sunday that claimed several lives and injured tens of others.
At least six people were killed and 81 injured after an explosion on a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul.
People ran away following the blast on Istiklal Avenue in the Taksim area, with video posted online showing flames erupting and a loud bang.
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Turkey President Recep Erdogan called the explosion a “bomb attack” and said six people were killed and 53 wounded.
In reaction to the incident on Sunday evening, President Buhari expressed the shock and sadness of the Nigerian people over the incident, assuring President Erdogan that the government and people of Nigeria would continue to support them in the global war against terrorism.
Buhari said, “The thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with the families of the innocent people killed and we wish full and speedy recovery to those injured.”
