AS normalcy returns to the ravaged city of Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam has strongly condemned the Boko Haram attack last Monday, during which two primary schools, two Islamiyyah schools and six churches were burnt.
Central Primary School, Damaturu and Bindigari Primary School as well as two separate Islamiyyah schools located within the premises of the two primary schools were all burnt down by the Boko Haram members.
Speaking on Friday after an inspection of the places burnt, Governor Gaidam said those who attack or kill innocent people or burn schools or places of worship in the name of religion are misguided and cannot justify their actions in any way.
“We cannot call these people Muslims. They are transgressors, who commit heinous crimes, which are totally condemnable. Islam is and will remain a religion of peace and even the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SWA) lived peacefully with followers of other faiths. Therefore,
no one can justify attacking places of worship belonging to other faiths as Islamic,” the governor said.
The governor praised the Joint Security Task Force (JTF) for their gallant and prompt response to the Boko Haram attack and for restoring law and order within the state capital.
He said the schools burnt down will be rebuilt, expressing the determination of his administration to continue to provide quality primary education to pupils in the State.
