Following Monday’s attack, police chief Mohammed Abubakar ordered officers “to intensify surveillance on all vulnerable targets within Abuja,” Mba said.
But a temporary security crackdown will not be enough to repair Jonathan’s declining credibility on the Boko Haram conflict, according to Adetokunbo Mumuni of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.
The latest bombings should serve as a reminder that the government’s counter-insurgency strategy is “inadequate and simply not working,” he said in a statement.
Last May, the military launched a massive offensive to crush the Islamist uprising and has described Boko Haram as being in disarray and on the defensive.
But experts warn that force alone cannot stem the bloodshed and have called for a major outreach to dejected and deeply impoverished youths from the north who fill Boko Haram’s ranks.
Nigeria is Africa top oil producer and largest economy, but more than 80 percent of its 170 million people live on less than $2 per day.
Analysts say that the Boko Haram unrest has partly stalled economic growth and scared away potential investors.
“The government is doing everything to make sure that we move our country forward,” Jonathan said after the attack.
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