President Goodluck Jonathan condemned yesterday’s bomb attack at the United Nation’s building in Abuja where several people were killed and many others injured as barbaric and senseless. Reacting to the unfortunate incident, Jonathan said it was “a most despicable assault on the United Nations’ objectives of global peace and security, and the sanctity of human life to which Nigeria wholly subscribes". He sent his heartfelt condolences to the Secretary-General of UN, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, members of the UN and families of those who lost their loved ones in the attack. The president reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to routing out all forms of terror globally. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said the country would not fold its hands and watch innocent Nigerians harassed by unscrupulous elements and assured citizens and members of the international community of their safety in Nigeria. "President Jonathan reaffirms the Federal Government’s total commitment to vigorously combat the incursion of all forms of terrorism into Nigeria, and wishes to reassure all Nigerians and the international community that his Administration will spare no effort to bring the perpetrators to justice. "The president has also directed all relevant government agencies to assist in the search and rescue effort at the UN Building, and ordered heightened security across the Federal Capital Territory," he said. Continuing, he called on Nigerians to cooperate fully with government and security agencies in advancing information at their disposal to enable the agencies eliminate such terror threats and divisive tendencies of those who employ violence to pursue their selfish ends. The statement added: "While noting that by today’s (yesterday’s) attack, we are once again reminded of the international character of terrorism and its indiscriminate targeting of innocent civilians, President Jonathan affirms Nigeria’s determination to continue to play its part in the global effort to eradicate the scourge of terrorism in all its ramifications. "He urges all Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country to go about their normal affairs with the full assurance that the federal government and its law enforcement agencies will continue working diligently to ensure the full protection of lives and property in the country."