Shettima Visits Borno Bomb Blast Survivors, Video Emerges, "Moved by Condition of the Victims"
- Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited survivors of the recent bomb blast at Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State
- Shettima assured residents of Borno State that the Federal Government remains resolute in its duty to protect lives and property
- The survivors are receiving treatment at the Muhammadu Buhari Trauma Centre at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
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Maiduguri, Borno State - Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited and condoled with victims of the bomb blast at Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Legit.ng reports that a police spokesman has said that at least five people were killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state.
Shettima met with the bomb blast victims receiving medical treatment at the Muhammadu Buhari Trauma Centre at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
He conveyed the sympathy of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government to the people.
Senator Shettima described the attack as senseless violence and reaffirmed the Federal Government’s determination to end insecurity in the state and across the country.
The Spokesman and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement issued on Friday, December 26, 2025.
He assured residents of Borno State and Nigerians nationwide that the Tinubu administration remains resolute in its duty to protect lives and property.
In the statement issued via Nkwocha’s X handle, @stanleynkwocha_Shettima said:
“We are here on behalf of the President to sympathise with the victims and to reassure the good people of Borno State and indeed the entire nation, that the government remains unwavering in its commitment to secure the lives and property of our citizens.”
He added that:
“By the grace of God, this madness will soon be brought to an end.”
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital told Shettima that 14 patients were admitted following the blast.
He said one patient tragically died shortly after arrival.
The CMD further stated that seven victims remain on admission, including one in critical condition at the intensive care unit.
He disclosed that five others have been treated and discharged from the hospital.
FG responds to Borno mosque attack
Recall that the Tinubu-led federal government condemned the bomb explosion at a mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, Borno state.
The bomb blast claimed about five lives and left several others injured on Wednesday, D 24, 2025.
According to Shettima, the federal government has ordered an immediate intensification of security operations in the state.
Tragedy as sibling dies in Borno mosque attack
Legit.ng earlier reported that a young man shared a very touching post, which got people talking on social media after an incident happened in Maiduguri.
He shared a picture of a man, whom he revealed to his brother, and mentioned that he was among those who died in the attack.
The man shared a very touching post about his brother, who died in the attack, and several people reacted to his emotional statement.
Source: Legit.ng
