 Commenting on the incident, Abubakar Umar Gada said the Boko Haram had taken advantage of the large number of people without jobs or opportunities to better themselves.In a press interview, Gada condemned the rating of senators through the numbers of sponsored Bills, stating that their contribution as the bill was processed was also of great importance.Ibrahim Gada competed at the PDP primaries in January 2011 to again be the Sokoto East Senatorial candidate.