PRESIDENT
Muhammadu Buhari has finally admitted that Nigeria has joined the Islamic
Coalition against Terrorism put together by Saudi Arabia formed to combat the
growth of militancy in the Muslim world.
Earlier this month President Buhari went on a tour of the Middle East
where he met with several Arab leaders, including King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz of
Saudi Arabia. It is believed that he signed Nigeria up to the coalition during
their talks in Riyadh, although the exact nature of what is expected is not yet
known. President Buhari said: “We are
part of it because we’ve got terrorists in Nigeria that everybody knows which
claim that they are Islamic. So, if there’s an Islamic coalition to fight
terrorism, Nigeria will be part of it because we are casualties of Islamic
terrorism.” Asked to explain how such
coalition would work for Nigeria, President Buhari said he could not disclose
the details to the media. When told that some Christians were complaining that
he was giving an Islamic identity to Nigeria, the president said he wondered
why such Christians had not gone to fight Boko Haram in the north or militants
sabotaging installations in the south.
“Why can’t those Christians that complained go and fight terrorism in Nigeria
or fight the militancy in the south. It’s Nigeria that matters, not the opinion
of some religious bigots,” President Buhari stated. It is expected that the development will
lead to a bitter argument as Nigeria is roughly divided 50:50 into Christians
and Muslims. President Buhari's admission came two weeks after an official
presidency statement seemed to suggest that the government had turned down the
invitation to be part of the coalition.
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