The Senator representing
Borno South in the national Assembly Ali Ndume has cautioned against giving religious colouration to Boko Haram attacks, insisting the insurgents’ violence spares no faith or tribe.
He issued the warning after fresh assaults over the weekend claimed eight lives in two local government areas of the state. Five Muslim farmers were killed in Ngoshe, Gwoza LGA on Saturday, while three Christians were murdered in Mussa, Askira-Uba LGA on Sunday. Dozens of homes were also set ablaze.
Ndume faulted a media report which claimed only Christians were targeted, describing the narrative as “unethical and unconscionable.”
“These killers are blind to religion or ethnicity,” he said. “Profiling their victims along faith lines is dangerous. It risks inflaming passions, distracting our soldiers, and undermining their morale.”
The senator, a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, commended troops battling the insurgents but urged the federal government to boost their welfare and provide more arms to end the violence.