The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the recent attacks by Boko Haram on Monguno, Kukawa and Maiduguri in Borno State, which left many people dead.
A statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Muhammad Ibrahim, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, described the attacks and killings by the insurgent group as worrisome.
According to ACF, it was deeply worried same way Nigerians were worried and disturbed with the recent and frequent attacks on villages and even states capital of Borno and Yobe by the Boko Haram insurgents.
“The renewed direct attack on the people in the Monguno, Kukawa, Maiduguri and many villages in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states is cruel, barbaric and condemnable especially in the holy month of Ramadan,” ACF noted.
“This clearly shows that the Boko Haram insurgents are cults in form, character and operation as their claim to be Muslims is untenable.
“Islam enjoined Muslims not to fight during the month of Ramadan no matter the provocation, let alone, attacking and killing innocent people for no just cause,’’ it said
The ACF said that the activities of the insurgents posed a serious challenge to the military and other security agencies.
It commended the decision of the Federal Government to move the military operational command from Abuja to Maiduguri and the establishment of the Multinational Military Joint Task-force.
The group also lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s visits to Niger and Chad and for soliciting the support of other foreign leaders at the G7 and African Union summits in the fight against Boko Haram.
ACF further urged the security agencies to employ new strategy and intelligence gathering to smoke out the terrorists from their enclaves and hideouts.
“With the adequate supply of equipment and other logistic support to the military, Nigerians expect to see offensive attack on the terrorists,’’ it said.
ACF also urged communities in the affected areas to cooperate with the security agencies in the area of intelligence gathering.
ACF commiserated with the families of those killed, the people and governments of the affected states.
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