Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said Nigeria
is sitting on a keg of gunpowder that may soon explode.
Fani-Kayode was reacting to the killing of a 200-level student
of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Miss Deborah Samuel.
The student was beaten to a pulp and burnt alive on Thursday
by male Muslim students who accused her of insulting Prophet Muhammed via a
WhatsApp platform.
However, Fani-Kayode described Deborah’s killing as
barbaric.
In a series of tweets, the former Minister wrote: “The
barbaric slaughter of Deborah, a young, female Christian student in Sokoto by
her fellow students who, within minutes, transformed themselves into a
rampaging and wild mob of religious bigots and fanatics is totally
unacceptable.
“Politics or no politics, the authorities must bring the
culprits of this heinous and condemnable act to justice and ensure that the
targeting and brutal slaughter of our people by homicidal maniacs & rabid
mobs, for whatever reason, ceases forthwith.
“Whilst it is important that we respect each other’s
religious sensitivities we must also acknowledge & recognise the fact that
Nigeria is a SECULAR state where free speech is guaranteed by the constitution
and that killing others for no just cause is an indefensible unacceptable way
to behave.
“The number of calls that I have received today over this
issue from members of the Christian community and Church and Christian leaders
in our country are legion and the outrage is real.
“The truth is that we are sitting on a keg of gunpowder and
must do all in our power to ensure that it does not explode. We cannot and must
not tolerate the lynching of Christians, Muslims or members of any other
religious faith in our streets by frenzied and rabid mobs for ANY reason
whatsoever.
“We must also put a stop to the targetting and murder of
members of other ethnic nationalities. We are not a nation of animals but one
of civilised human beings who must always be compassionate, respectful,
disciplined and restrained when it comes to interacting with one another.”
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