Buhari says Nigeria has joined the Islamic coalition against terror

President Buhari during his recent interview with
Al Jazeerah, said Nigeria has joined the Islamic
Coalition against terrorism being championed by
Saudi Arabia.
“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,” he said
When asked whether Nigeria joined the coalition
during his meeting with King Salman Bin Abdul-
Aziz of Saudi Arabia recently, Buhari said “yes.”
Buhari queried the position of some Christians
in Nigeria who have opposed Nigeria joining the
coalition. He wondered why such Christians had
not gone to fight Boko Haram in the North or
militants in the South.
“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
On whether he was trying to change the
religious identity of the country, Buhari noted:
“How can I change the religious identity of
Nigeria? No religion advocates hurting the
innocent and just because the Muslims are the
ones that claim to be Boko Haram and they are
killing innocent people whether in the church, in
the bus or in the market place, then I will just
sit and look at them because I too am a
Muslim? Islam is against injustice in any
form.”he said