A ministerial nominee, Adebayo
Shittu, who was screened by the Senate on Tuesday declined to make any public
comment on the dreaded Boko Haram sect, saying he feared for the safety of his
life.
Mr. Shittu, while responding to a
question pertaining the activities of Boko Haram, said he could not publicly
comment on the sect, expressing fear. His words:
“I cannot publicly comment on Boko
Haram; I still have family to care of.”
He noted that many northern leaders
were “unfairly” criticised for not speaking out against the sect but the few
who summoned the courage to speak up against Boko Haram were killed by the
sect.
Stressing that Boko Haram had killed
anybody who spoke out against them, Mr Shittu said, “So anybody that still
wants to live will not condemn that faceless group publicly.”
He however insisted that the
activities the sect negated the principles of Islam. “They can claim to be
anything,” the ministerial nominee. “They even claim to be a Christian; but if
you are Christian and still goes to babalawo (herbalist), you are not really a
Christian.
“So also if you say you are a Muslim
but kills innocent people, you are not really a Muslim,” he added.
He had earlier said he was never
indicted for religious intolerance in Oyo State.
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