President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria has joined the Saudi Arabia led Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism.
Justifying Nigeria's membership of the coalition on Aljazeera at the weekend, Buhari said that it had to be done because Nigeria has terrorists to deal with.
“We are part of it because we’ve got terrorists in Nigeria that everybody knows which claim that they are Islamic.
“So, if there’s an Islamic coalition to fight terrorism, Nigeria will be part of it because we are casualties of Islamic terrorism.”
Buhari confirmed that Nigeria joined the Islamic Coalition during his recent visit to King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He argued that since Boko Haram which claims to be Islamic has joined ISIS, Nigeria should not shy away from joining any Islamic organization fighting terrorism.
“ISIS is basically based in Islamic countries. Now, if there’s a coalition to fight Islamic terrorism, why can’t Nigeria be part of it, while those that are fighting in Nigeria as Boko Haram claim to be Muslims?" he asked.
Buhari dismissed the suggestion that he was giving Nigeria an Islamic identify by joining the coalition, given that almost half of the population is Christian.
“Why can’t those Christians that complained go and fight terrorism in Nigeria or fight the militancy in the South. It’s Nigeria that matters, not the opinion of some religious bigots,” he said.
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