PHOTOS: Shettima Visits Victims Of Borno Bombings

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Nigerian Government’s determination to defeat terrorism, declaring that those responsible for recent attacks will be decisively dealt with.

He stated that, beyond the presidential directive to security chiefs, the government is increasing investment in equipment and logistics to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts nationwide.

Shettima made the remarks on Wednesday in Maiduguri during a visit to victims of the bomb blasts receiving treatment at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, the Vice President condemned the multiple explosions in Maiduguri on Monday, which affected over 100 people and left more than 20 dead.

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Vice President Shettima Visits Victims at UMTH

In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s @officialABAT directive, Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM has visited the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in Borno to commiserate with victims of… pic.twitter.com/GlTEve6Gfi

— Stanley Nkwocha (@stanleynkwocha_) March 18, 2026

Describing the attackers as barbaric, he stressed that no cause could justify the killing of innocent civilians.

Shettima explained that his visit was to sympathise with the injured and bereaved families, while assuring them of government support through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the North East Development Commission, and the Borno State Government.

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VP Shettima Visits Victims Of Multiple Explosions In Maiduguri, Assures Of FG’s Tough Response To Terrorism

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM, has restated the Federal Government’s resolve to defeat terrorism, declaring that… pic.twitter.com/GXwRQZaFPR

— Stanley Nkwocha (@stanleynkwocha_) March 18, 2026

He was accompanied by Borno State Deputy Governor, Usman Kadafur; NEMA Director-General, Zubaida Umar; Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Ahmed Ahijo; and other senior officials.

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