TINUBU CONDEMNS ATTACK ON TRUMP, BRANDS IT DISTASTEFUL
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the assassination attempt on the former United States President, Donald Trump.
There was an assassination attempt on Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, US.
Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation disclosed that 20-year-old Thomas Crooks had fired multiple gunshots, killing one while two others sustained injuries.
Likewise, the Secret Service said the shooter committed the act from “an elevated position outside the rally” before being “neutralised” by agents.
However, according to a statement he personally signed on Sunday, Tinubu said the attack on Trump was distasteful and was beyond the pale of democratic norms
The Nigerian leader asserted that violence has no place in democracy and wished the former US President a quick recovery.
He added, “I extend my sympathies to the former President and wish him relief. I also condole with the family of the deceased and those wounded and wish them a quick recovery.
“Nigeria stands in solidarity with the United States of America at this time.”
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