President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his administration will not allow any ethnic or religious group to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups.
According to the President on his
Twitter page, the Nigerian government is committed to ensuring the security of
all Nigerians, irrespective of religious affiliation or ethnicity.
The tweet came after ethnic violence in Ibadan, the Oyo State
capital, following the alleged killing of a Yoruba man by a Hausa resident.
The clash led to violence, which
resulted in the destruction of property and the deaths of an unspecified number
of people.
“Our government will protect all
religious and ethnic groups in Nigeria, whether majority or minority, in line
with our responsibility under the constitution. We will not allow any ethnic or
religious groups to stoke up hatred and violence against other groups,” Buhari
said.
“I appeal to religious and
traditional leaders, as well as Governors and other elected leaders across the
country, to join hands with the Federal Government to ensure that communities
in their domain are not splintered along ethnic and other primordial lines.”
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