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President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said Boko Haram’s attacks on churches in villages near Chibok, Borno, on Sunday were attempts to instigate religious violence in the country.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati, in Abuja, President Jonathan said no true Muslims at any time, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, will redress any perceived grievance.
It expressed the President’s belief that the attacks and other similar atrocities by Boko Haram showed that its leaders and members were misguided persons who used religion to commit crimes.
``Jonathan urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to resist the new attempt by Boko Haram to undermine their support for the armed forces.
``He reaffirmed the resolve of Federal Government and security agencies to intensify ongoing efforts to rid the country of terrorists.
``The president assures all Nigerians that the Federal Government and security agencies will continue to intensify efforts to end Boko Haram’s senseless attacks.
``He commiserates with the families and churches that lost loved ones, members and places of worship during Sunday’s attacks’’, the statement said.
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Reuben Abati, in Abuja, President Jonathan said no true Muslims at any time, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, will redress any perceived grievance.
It expressed the President’s belief that the attacks and other similar atrocities by Boko Haram showed that its leaders and members were misguided persons who used religion to commit crimes.
``Jonathan urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to resist the new attempt by Boko Haram to undermine their support for the armed forces.
``He reaffirmed the resolve of Federal Government and security agencies to intensify ongoing efforts to rid the country of terrorists.
``The president assures all Nigerians that the Federal Government and security agencies will continue to intensify efforts to end Boko Haram’s senseless attacks.
``He commiserates with the families and churches that lost loved ones, members and places of worship during Sunday’s attacks’’, the statement said.
