Senator Ali Ndume has cautioned against religious profiling of victims of Boko Haram attacks, stressing that the insurgents’ brutality affects both Christians and Muslims in the North East.
His reaction followed the weekend’s assaults on Ngoshe village in Gwoza Local Government Area and Mussa community in Askira-Uba Local Government Area, both in Borno State.
In the separate attacks, five Muslim farmers were killed on Saturday in Ngoshe, while three Christians lost their lives on Sunday in Mussa. The insurgents also set dozens of houses ablaze during the raids.
Ndume, a former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, expressed concern over a media report that claimed all the victims were Christians. He described such narratives as misleading and capable of fueling unnecessary divisions.
While commending the military for their continued efforts against the insurgents, the lawmaker urged the Federal Government to give greater attention to the welfare of soldiers and ensure the provision of adequate weapons and equipment to help them decisively defeat the terrorists.
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