Ali Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South, has warned against profiling Boko Haram attacks, saying that the insurgents are blind to the religion or faiths of their victims.
Mr Ndume stated this in a statement on Wednesday, while reacting to a claim by an online media platform that the victims of the insurgents were solely Christians.
While condemning the narrative, the former Senate chief whip described it as misleading and dangerous.
He said: “It is unethical and unconscionable for any media outlet to drive the narrative that Christians are the targets of these attacks by the terror group in Borno, or anywhere in the northeastern part of Nigeria.
“The forces behind these mindless killings are blind to faith and tribe. We should avoid this dangerous profiling, which can distract us.
“It tends to do us more harm. It can even inflame negative passion in our soldiers, dampen the morale of men who toil day and night, determined to ensure that they wipe away this dangerous sect.”
Mr Ndume lamented the plight of residents in the region, saying, “Our people, whose only pursuit is peace and livelihood, continue to fall victim to the cruelty of insurgents.
“These men and women deserved to live, to farm and to dream, but their lives are being cut short by those who thrive on violence and destruction.”
While commending the military for sustaining pressure against Boko Haram, the senator reiterated his call on the Federal Government to show greater commitment to the welfare of soldiers and inadequate supply of arms and ammunition to enable them to defeat the insurgents.
