Former President Goodluck Jonathan has issued a statement on his Facebook page calling on all parties involved to show "restraints".
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reports I have received about recent developments in the country lead
me to appeal to all men of good will to use whatever influence they have
to push for peaceful coexistence and restraint on all sides. Perhaps it
is time for the Council of State to intervene and offer its wise
counsel.
Irrespective of whatever provocation, Nigerians must
never turn on each other. Even in the face of difficult circumstances,
we must have faith that God in His infinite wisdom will guide us to
finding a way out that is fair and just to all concerned. In as much as
there may be a need to enforce order, there is a greater need to
reinforce our humanity and treat Nigerian citizens humanely whether they
be from the North or South.
Nothing justifies the desecration
and destruction of religious places of worship or a police station. But
even more so, nothing justifies the endangering of human life. Let us
exchange ideas instead of exchanging insults and threats. Nigeria is
going through tough times because God wants us to grow through tough
times.
We must be resolute as a people even as we know that it
is impossible to deny the brotherhood of all Nigerians after over a
century of a shared commonwealth. GEJ
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