By NDAHI MARAMA

DAMATURU—YOBE State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has condemned recent attacks in Damaturu, the state capital, by hoodlums suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect.

He said the “attacks are barbaric, evil-minded and counter-productive and we condemn them in totality.”

The governor spoke during a visit to the offices of the State Pilgrims Commission and Ministry of Religious Affairs headquarters in Damaturu totally burnt down by the attackers.

Gaidam said the attackers were ‘sponsored by enemies within and outside’ who were bent on scuttling the progress the state was making, adding: “These boys perpetrating these atrocities have sponsors.

“They are not doing it in the name of religion or for religion. But they stand to gain nothing from their actions. I can assure them that we will not be distracted from our efforts and goal of serving the people effectively and efficiently.”