Muarray-Bruce has faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari
to go on his trip to Germany for the G7 Summit with Borno State
Governor Kashim Shettima in the heat of Boko Haram attacks in
Nigeria's north east.
While Shettima was away in Germany, 16 people died in his state.
Murray-Bruce, who apparently regarded Shettima's trip as
irresponsible, wrote on microblogging site, Twitter: "It might not be
in the best interest of Borno that both the President and Gov of Borno
are abroad while our brothers there are being bombed!"
A bomb blast had hit a cattle market in the state late on Saturday,
killing 16 people, according to hospital and military sources.
Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, it is
believed to have been perpetrated by Islamist sect Boko Haram. The
group has killed more than 15,000 people since it began its violent
campaign in 2009. The group wants to establish an Islamic caliphate in
the northeast of Nigeria.
—INFORMATION NIGERIA
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