Boko Haram, our common enemy –Sheriff

Boko Haram, our common enemy –Sheriff

Boko Haram, our common enemy –SheriffFormer governor of Borno State, Senator  Ali Modu Sheriff, has described Boko Haram as enemy of Nigerians and Nigeria, urging the people to unite to fight a common enemy.

Sheriff, who was at the helm of affairs in the state as governor in 2009 when the first Boko Haram uprising broke out in Maiduguri, condemned the terrorism ,  aggression against the state and her people, stressing that  it was high time Nigerians forgot their differences and  joined forces  to fight  the sect.

“I wish to join other Nigerians in adding my voice to the condemnation of all acts of terrorism and aggression against the Nigerian state and fellow citizens. I wish to particularly condemn the abduction of innocent school girls in Chibok, in my home state, Borno, and call on all Nigerians, irrespective of their religious, political inclinations, to rise up against such ignoble acts,” Sheriff said through a message he personally signed and made available to journalists in Maiduguri at the weekend.

He said that the nation must rise up against what he called “sheer madness and affront on all Nigerians.”

The former governor described the abduction of the schoolgirls at Chibok as insensitivity towards  innocent girls, saying the insurgents exhibited their criminality by taking  the girls out of their learning environment for unknown reason.

The statement read in part: “As a former governor of Borno State, I am saddened that our people are being subjected to horrific experiences occasioned by the condemnable activities of the Boko Haram, which agenda is to destabilise the country and subject Nigerians to undeserved conditions.

“I am confident that government at all levels are doing everything possible to get to  the roots of the matter and bring this madness to an end, but suffice to say at this juncture, that all Nigerians must rise up in unison to condemn these people and offer useful information on how they can be contained.

“My heart goes out to my people every time one life is lost or any citizen is subjected to unbecoming experiences, and I have always condemned such acts in my heart. We must intensify prayers and rededicate ourselves in these trying times, so that Nigeria can progress.”