By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims and Christians to sheathe their sword and avoid the temptation of resorting to violence in order to express their grievances.”
According to the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President gave the advise while reacting to the violence that erupted in Gombe State arising from the Billiri chieftaincy tussle.
Garba Shehu who disclosed this via his twitter handle account, informed that Buhari expressed great shock and deep concern over the Gombe crisis.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “great shock and deep concern” over the eruption of violence in Gombe State arising from the Billiri chieftaincy tussle.
According to Garba Shehu, Buhari reacting to the development on Sunday, President Buhari said: “I’m seriously disturbed by the outbreak of violence in Gombe State and call on the parties involved to exercise maximum restraint to avoid escalation.”
According to the President, “the easy resort to violence is uncalled for because there are enough avenues to resolve differences amicably without threatening law and order.”
He noted that “in a circle of violence, there are no winners, except losers,” advising Muslims and Christians to “avoid the temptation of resorting to violence in order to express their grievances.”
“Nigerians have shed enough blood over issues that could have been peacefully resolved. I appeal to the two parties to sheathe their swords for the sake of peaceful coexistence.
“Gombe has enjoyed relative religious harmony for decades and you shouldn’t allow hoodlums destroy this positive record,” President Buhari appealed to the feuding parties.
