Nothing Religious about Boko Haram -Yobe Governor
Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam on Tuesday said the Boko Haram insurgents would not succeed in their ceaseless campaign of violence against Nigeria and Nigerians.
The Governor made the statement following the attack launched by Boko Haram on Yadin Buni town of Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State last week where lives and property worth millions of naira were lost.
He regretted that the sect had inflicted much pains on the people especially in the two North Eastern states of Borno and Yobe.
The Governor, however, observed that “there is “nothing religious about the Boko Haram sect and its activities”.
He said the ideology of the sect was “completely unacceptable”, as no religion believes in killing and compelling of others to accept one’s way of worship.
He sympathise with the affected persons and commended the security agencies in the state and assured of government readiness to continue to support them to fight insurgency and other crimes in the area. He described the latest attack as “callous and barbaric”.
Gaidam was at Buni-Yadi, headquarters of Gujba Local Government on inspection of public facilities destroyed by the insurgents stated that both Christians and Muslims have continued to pray for God to intervene in the almost four years old insurgency.
He maintained that the prayers of Nigerians would receive answer by God, noting that the sect would not succeed in its blood letting.
He expressed hope that the incessant attacks would soon be over and that the affected areas would soon heave a sigh of relief.
It could be re-called that suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the commercial town of Buni-Yadi in Yobe last Wednesday, killing several persons.
The local government education office, fire service unit, resident of the Divisional Police Officer, a police station and a residential quarter were among the structures burnt by the insurgents.