President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday that Boko Haram militants and their gory activities did not in no way represent Islam or any other religion, saying it was ludicrous for them to kill innocent human beings and claim they did so in Allah’s name.
“You can’t go and kill innocent people and say ‘Allah Akbar’! It is either you don’t believe it or you don’t know what you are saying. So, it has nothing to do with religion. They (Boko Haram) are just terrorists and Nigeria will demobilise all of them,” he vowed.
The president stated this when he met with members of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group and some parents of the over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok town in Borno State who were abducted by Boko Haram in April last year.
Led by former education minister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala-Usman and Mariam Uwais, the group met with Buhari inside the council chambers in Aso Villa. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, security chiefs and other officials also attended the meeting.
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