All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday asked Nigerians to be circumspect in reacting to the recent activities of the Boko Haram sect, saying the insurgent group is scheming to stoke ethno-religious crisis in the country.
The party National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said in a statement that the recent “public commentaries on the activities of Boko Haram, bandits, and other criminal elements in the country are assuming dangerous ethno-religious slant, unfortunately influenced by insensitive and selfish partisan narratives by shortsighted groups and individuals.
The statement read: “True to form, violent extremists and terrorists all over the world would adopt desperate tactics by selecting soft targets for their barbaric and opportunistic attacks. In Nigeria, these godless people are attempting to stoke religious sensitivities by pitching Christians and Muslims against one another through their recent pattern of cowardly attacks.
“This demonstrates how debased and degraded Boko Haram and those who sponsor it have become.
