Saraki Senate President commiserates with Saudi Arabia over Mecca crane collapse

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki,
has commiserated with the Saudi Arabian
authorities and the Muslim Ummah over
death of 107 people in Friday’s crane
collapse at the Grand Mosque, Mecca.
Saraki in a statement signed by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr Sanni Onogu , on Saturday
in Abuja also prayed for quick recovery of
those injured.
He noted that the tragedy, coming two weeks
to a period where hundreds of thousands of
Islamic faithful would gather at the holy
mosque for this year's pilgrimage was
disheartening.
He called on the Saudi authorities and
relevant stakeholders to do all that was
necessary to ensure safety of citizens and
pilgrims in the holy city before, during and
after the hajj exercise.
Saraki also condemned the bomb explosion
that reportedly killed 14 Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) and injured 13 others at the
Malkohi camp in Yola, Adamawa.
``The inhuman act could only have been
perpetrated by sadists and evil people now
facing imminent defeat.
``The IDPs in the North-East need our
support now more than ever.
“The insurgents have resorted to cowardly
methods because they are being routed by
our military.
"We must continue to pray for the success of
the ongoing military efforts against the
insurgents.
``We urge the Nigerian military to remain
resolute and focused because we are
definitely witnessing the last days of Boko
Haram in our country," he stated.
He called on security agencies and ordinary
Nigerians to be more vigilant, to prevent
Boko Haram renegades from taking cover in
their midst to carry out such dastardly acts
in future.
"We must not be deceived by these pockets of
attacks on innocent citizens because this
attack represents the last desperate acts of a
dying evil organisation now facing the full
heat of our gallant troops.
"Our troops have demonstrated in no
unmistakable terms that they are ready to
keep a date with the December ultimatum
given to the service chiefs to crush the
insurgents, ‘’ he said.