“I Won’t Comment On Boko Haram, I Still Have family To Take Care Of” – Ministerial Nominee, Shittu Cries Out In Fear

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A ministerial nominee, Adebayo Shittu, who was screened by the Senate on Tuesday declined to publicly comment on the extremist BokoHaram sect, saying he feared for his safety.
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Boko Haram is currently ravaging North-East Nigeria, killing, bombing innocent citizens.
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Mr. Shittu, responding to a question pertaining the activities of sect, said he could not publicly comment on the sect, expressing fear over his safety.
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“I cannot publicly comment on Boko Haram; I still have family to care of,” he said
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He noted that many northern leaders were “unfairly” criticised for not speaking out against the sect.
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Mr. Shittu explained that Boko Haram had killed anybody who spoke out against the sect.
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“So anybody that still wants to live will not condemn that faceless group publicly.”
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Mr. Shittu, a lawyer and Islamic scholar, however, insisted that the activities the sect negated the principles of Islam.
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“They can claim to be anything,” the ministerial nominee. “They even claim to be a Christian; but if you are Christian and still goes to babalawo (herbalist), you are not really a Christian.
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“So also if you say you are a Muslim but kills innocent people, you are not really a Muslim,” he explained.
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He further said Islam teaches freedom of religion as a central tenet, pointing that “Almighty Allah says he wants everybody to be of same faith, he will have done so”.
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He had earlier said he was never indicted for religious intolerance in Oyo State.