Residents of T-junction area of Potiskum, Yobe State have described the killing of three Chinese nationals working with the Yobe State Ministry of Health minus in the government efforts to end the Boko Haram Crises in the northern part of the country.
The Chinese doctors, one female and two males who were brutally slaughtered in their house behind the T-junction hotel in Potiskum at about 8:00 pm on Saturday, brought to about 10 the killing of Chinese nationals in Borno and Yobe State alone since the crises broke out in 2009.
A resident who spoke to some journalists in Potiskum said the killing of foreign nationals by the Islamic militants particularly in Borno and Yobe states is only going to draw the hand of the clock of progress back in the two states.
According to the resident who gave his name as Mallam Audu Isa, “This is also capable of soiling the good relationship that Nigeria as a country is enjoying with its foreign partners particularly the Asian giants because we heard of the killings of Indians in Maiduguri, we also heard of the killings of Chinese construction workers and only yesterday we are reading about 10 health workers killed by this group and now three doctors. If you asked me, it is about time the muslims ummah rise to challenge the activities of these murderers as it is only denting the image of Islam more especially in the northern part of this country.
He said, “Not long ago, we were in Saudi and even the Arabs are looking at us as terrorists even when we started hearing about terrorism from their own countries. I believe they too are wondering with the way these militant are taking this issue. They (the Arabs) have direction and knows what they are fighting for; they never attack innocent people because they need the people. These Boko Haram militants are killing everybody and it is not good, they have lost control of their human sense and I think government has to really look into these crises and stop treating the issue with soft gloves.”
Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police Yobe state Command, Alhaji Sanusi Rufai told newsmen that, the killing of innocent Chinese citizens who are in Yobe state to help the people with their expertise is rather unfortunate and promise to fish out the perpetrator of the ungodly act.
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