By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Senator representing the Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, on Wednesday September 3, 2025, vehemently rejected claims suggesting that Christians are the targets of the renewed Boko Haram insurgency in the State and the North East region of Nigeria.
The vocal Federal Legislator, therefore, cautioned critics against impugning any religious, ethnic or cultural bias and connotations to the orgy of terrorist attacks and killings ongoing in Borno state,and other parts of the region.
Senator Ndume’s cautionary note is coming against the backdrop of growing insinuations linking the recent attacks on Ngoshe Community, Gworza, and Mussa Village in Askira-Uba local councils of Borno state by suspected Boko Haram insurgents to religion.
The attack resulted in the killing of no fewer than three Christians and two Muslim faithful who were said to be on their farms at the time of the attacks.
However, in a statement on Wednesday, Ndume noted that since the inception of their murderous campaigns, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the State ,as well as other parts of the North East, have been targeting both Christians and Muslims alike.
He, therefore, condemned the tendency by some sections of the Media to indulge in religious profiling of both the insurgency and its victims m.
“It is unethical and unconscionable for any media outlet to drive the narrative that Christians are the targets of these attacks by terrorist groups in Borno, or anywhere in the North East region of the country.
“The forces behind these mindless killings are blind to faith and tribe . We should avoid this dangerous profiling which can distract us. It has the potentials of doing us more harm.
“Our people whose only pursuit is peace and livelihood continue to fall victim to the cruelty of insurgents.
“These men and women deserve to live, to farm and to dream, but their lives are being cut short by those who thrive on violence and destruction”, Ndume stated.
Senator Ndume warned that the continued religious and ethnic profiling of the unfortunate insurgent activities in Borno state and North East can dangerously undermine the collective struggle to combat the menace.
He, particularly, expressed deep concern that it may dampen the moral and commitment of Soldiers and other security operatives involved in the fight against terrorism in the State and North East Region.
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