Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku, on Thursday, condemned the bomb attack that claimed several lives in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area while condoling with victims of the attack.
The Governor in a statement through his media aide, Bala Abu described the attack as unprovoked aggression against innocent people while ordering security agencies “to go after the perpetrators of this heinous crime and to make them pay for their sins”.
While sympathising with the families of those killed in the attack, Ishaku promised that his administration would assist the injured and those receiving treatment in hospitals.
He equally asked residents of the state “to be vigilant always and to report strange visitors to their communities promptly to security agencies and traditional authorities in their communities”.
The governor’s comment comes about two days after the explosion rocked a drinking bar in Mashaya market, Iware Community in Ardo-Kola.
Shortly after the attack, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) claimed responsibility, saying it was behind the “killing and wounding nearly 30 Christians and damaging the bar”.
