Nigeria's president condemns bus station attack

The issue of Islamic insurgency in Nigeria is temporary, the country's president said after a morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a bus station on the outskirts of the capital.

President Goodluck Jonathan pointed the finger at Boko Haram, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility from the Islamist militants who are mainly active in the north east.

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Visiting the scene, Jonathan denounced "the activities of those who are trying to move our country backwards" by staging such an attack. "We will get over it [...] The issue of Boko Haram is temporary," he said, imploring Nigerians to be more vigilant in the face of suspicious characters.