President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to
let terrorists divide the country along religious lines.
This was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman,
Garba Shehu and made available on Friday.
This is following the execution of some Christians and
Muslims by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during the week.
Buhari said, “I am profoundly saddened and shocked by the
death of innocent hostages in the hands of remorseless, godless, callous gangs
of mass murderers that have given Islam a bad name through their atrocities
“We should, under no circumstance, let the terrorists divide
us by turning Christians against Muslims because these barbaric killers don’t
represent Islam and millions of other law-abiding Muslims around the world.
“As a President, the collective security of all Nigerians is
my major preoccupation and the death of an innocent Christian or Muslim
distresses me.’’
The President said the terrorists have no clearly defined
agenda except the pursuit of evil through indiscriminate murder of innocent
people, contrary to the teachings of Islam, which prohibits massacre.
“No true Muslim would be shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ while
killing innocent people, an evil frequently condemned by the Holy Qur’an.’
“These agents of darkness are enemies of our common humanity
and they don’t spare any victim, whether they are Muslims or Christians, and
therefore, we shouldn’t let them divide us and turn us against one another.
“The goal of these psychopaths is to cause confusion and
spread distrust between Muslims and Christians, despite the fact that they
aren’t representing the interest of Muslims or Islam.
“While I condemn this evil, I wish to reassure Nigerians
that this administration will not lower its guards in the war against
terrorism, and we will continue to intensify our efforts towards strengthening
international cooperation and collaboration to break the backbone of these evil
doers,’’ the President added.
President Buhari called on all Nigerians to be united
against terrorists and avoid unhelpful conspiracy theories that serve the
interest of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP.
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