Muslims biggest victims – Buhari’s ex-aide reacts as bandits attack mosque, murder 27
Bashir Ahmad, former media aide to late President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that Muslims are the major victims of the wanton killings being carried out by the daredevil bandits in many parts of the nation.
bandits on Tuesday morning attacked worshippers at a mosque in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing several persons.
According to a recent update from the state government, the death toll on Wednesday, rose to 32, while many are still being treated in the hospital.
Reacting, Bashir, in a post on X lamented that though the security crisis in the country has no religious inclination, the Muslims are the most targeted.
He wrote, “At least 27 people were killed and several others wounded when bandits/terrorists attacked a mosque in Malumfashi, Katsina state, during morning prayers.
“A reason why I am always angered when I see stories deliberately twisting the narrative to push the false impression that Muslims are killing Christians in Nigeria, while in reality, Muslims are being killed ten times more.
“The killings in Nigeria have nothing to do with religion, because if these killers were actual Muslims, they would never dare to take innocent lives, for in Islam, killing one innocent soul is as if you have killed the whole of humanity.
“It hurts deeply when Muslims are unfairly blamed for the violence in this country, when in fact, we are the biggest victims of these atrocities.
“We stand in full support of our security agencies, who for more than a decade have been sacrificing everything to fight terrorism and banditry.
“I pray for peace in Nigeria. May Allah bring us lasting peace and security in every part of Nigeria”.
