Nigeria: Don't Sympathise With Boko Haram, Yar'Adua Urges Muslims

Abuja — Amidst allegations that security agents may have been killing and harassing innocent Muslims in their ongoing face-off with the militant Boko Haram sect terrorising some states in the North, President Umaru Musa Yar'adua yesterday begged other Muslim groups not to sympathise with the militants or get drawn into the lingering crisis.

Speaking from Brazil where he is on a state visit, President Yar'adua urged the governors of Northern states to mobilise traditional rulers and religious leaders in their respective states to mount a campaign against Boko Haram. The president spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi who had a telephone interview with State House correspondents.

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