President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the multiple explosions that rocked churches in Kaduna and Zaria on Sunday.
Jonathan expressed his sadness in Abuja at a special service to commemorate the 2012 Fathers Day.
When called upon to give his remarks, the visibly gloomy Jonathan said he received the news of the blasts in the course of the service and was really sad about the development.
The president said he had consolation in God who is capable of handling every situation and healing the nation.
He solicited the support and prayers of every Nigerian for the peace of the nation and for the success of his administration.
Bombing of churches threatens national unity
Senate President David Mark has described the endless bombings of churches as a threat to national unity.
He urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to, as a matter of urgency, explore all necessary measures to halt the carnage.
Mark who was reacting to bombing of churches in Wusasa, Zaria and Kaduna in Kaduna State, urged victims of the attacks not to engage in reprisals.
Tambuwal calls for restraint
House of Representatives, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal has called for calm following the rising tension caused by the multiple bomb blasts of churches in Zaria and other parts of Kaduna.
Tambuwal said attacking innocent people who know nothing about the blasts, in the name of reprisals, will worsen an already complicated situation.
He said the increasing number of attacks on places of worship, especially on Sundays, required greater caution on the part of the victims and adherents of other faiths.
Bombings: IG orders massive deployment of police in Kaduna
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered massive deployment of police personnel in Kaduna to restore calm following the bombing of three churches in the state.
Abubakar appealed to residents of the affected areas to remain calm and avoid taking laws into their hands as the police and other security agencies were doing everything possible to end the incessant attacks.
He also urged opinion leaders to desist from making inciting or inflammatory statements capable of aggravating the situation.
Abubakar, however, warned criminal elements carrying out campaign of violence against innocent citizens and institutions to desist from such acts.
According to him, the police and other law enforcement agencies will not sit back and watch such people put the life of innocent citizens in jeopardy.
The appeal and warning followed reports of breakdown of law and order in the affected areas as youths took to the street to protest the attack on the churches.
He said as part of efforts to restore normalcy in the state, Suleiman Fakai, the Deputy Inspector General of Police who coordinates police operations in the North West, had moved to Kaduna.
The Acting Inspector General of Police, who spoke through Force Deputy Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said Fakai would personally coordinate police operations in the state.
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