Sultan Of Sokoro |
Sultan of Sokoto
and President-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar
III, on Sunday decried the killings in Bama in Borno State and Alakyo in
Nasarawa State by insurgents.
Abubakar, also the
President of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, noted that with the
killings in Bama and Lafia, it had been shown that the nation was sliding
gradually into lawlessness.
The Bama and Lafia
incidents mostly involved security agents.
A statement on
behalf of the Sultan by the JNI Secretary-General, Dr. Khalid Aliyu, on Sunday
in Kaduna described the incidents as quite “unfortunate, regrettable and
condemnable.”
It cautioned all
and sundry to be wary of happenings around their vicinity and inform
authorities of doubtful persons and events, just as it urged Nigerians to give
unflinching support to the Federal Government Amnesty Committee to tackle the
insecurity in the North and the country at large.
The statement also
implored law enforcement agencies to ensure that the rules of engagements were
professionally employed in curbing insurgencies so as to minimise collateral
damages.
Pastor Adeboye |
It read, “The JNI
and the Sultan lament this sorry state of affairs in strongest terms. The
nation seems to be gradually sliding into lawlessness, leading to multiple
losses of lives.
“The JNI,
therefore, calls on all and sundry to be wary of happenings around them and
take proactive measures by reporting to appropriate authorities doubtful
persons and events.”
It added, “It is
quite unfortunate, regrettable and condemnable that, after the unfortunate Baga
massacre, which should have been the last of such attacks at these times, a
more devastating attack would be unleashed on innocent citizens of Bama in
Borno State, and would continue unabated for a number of days.”
Meanwhile, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian of God. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has
enjoined Christians in the northern part of the country to be steadfast in the
belief that Nigeria will overcome the security challenges facing the country.
Adeboye, who gave
the admonition at the 2013 Northern Ministers and Workers Conference of the
church at Redemption Camp, Kassa, Plateau State on Sunday, said on no account
should they allow insecurity to separate them from God.
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