The United States President, Barrack Obama, has said that
frustrations were the major reasons behind the activities of Boko Haram,
sect which has claimed responsibilities for most of the killings in the
Northern parts of Nigeria.
Speaking during a special session held by the United States House of
Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs in Washington DC yesterday,
theUS leader, who was represented by Ambassador Johnnie Carson, the US
Assistant Secretary on African Issues, said that Boko Haram capitalised
on popular frustrations with the nation’s leaders, poor government,
ineffective service delivery, and dismal living conditions for many
northerners.
“Over the past year, Boko Haram has created widespread insecurity
across northern Nigeria, inflamed tensions between various communities,
disrupted development activities, and frightened off investors. The near
daily spate of bombings and attacks that have claimed the lives of
thousands of Nigerians is unacceptable, and the United States strongly
condemns this violence”
In his speech at the occasion, President of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, said that Boko Haram was not
only a northern problem, but a Nigerian problem with global
implications.
“This is outright terrorism, not legitimate political activity or the
airing of grievances. By refusing to designate Boko Haram as a foreign
terrorist organisation, the United States is sending a very clear
message, not just to the federal government of Nigeria, but to the world
– that the murder of innocent Christians, and Muslims who reject
Islamism, and I make a clear distinction here between Islam and
Islamism, are acceptable losses,” Oritsejafor surmised.
-Leadership News
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