Palliative: Borno Gov Zulum excludes Christians
Borno State Governor Babagana Umar Zulum has reportedly excluded Christians in the distribution of palliatives for the people of the state.
Shortly after the current administration of President Bola Tinubu removed subsidy on petroleum, the government disbursed three billion naira to each of the states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The palliatives are meant to cushion the serious effects of the decision on the people of the country. But the Center for Justice on Religious And Ethnicity in Nigeria (CJREN) accused the Borno State Governor of excluding Christians from the distribution of the items.
The CJREN DG said in a release shared with SaharaReporters that “Any assistance that came to the citizens of the state from the federal government, Christians in the state are always excluded, such as palliative.”
He said that “Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited Maiduguri and gave N3 billion to help those whose family members were killed by Boko Haram insurgency and resurgence, still Christians were excluded from the data capturing.”
Dikwa said that “Christian Community in Gwoza Local Government Area in the state that were completely in IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps are still there unlike the Muslims who have been returned to their communities in the area since.”
According to Dikwa, “EYN-Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, Moduganari in Maiduguri, the state capital last year were demolished by Governor Babagana Zulum, where he used security operatives that resulted to the untimely and unwarranted killing of one of our pastor’s son.”
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