Self-defence is jihad against Boko Haram — IBB

FORMER president, General Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), has called for self-defence and Jihad against Boko Haram sect members.

The former president said there was nothing wrong if people who were attacked prepared for self-defence, saying the act could be regarded as Jihad.

IBB condemned the killings in Kano and other parts of the country by the insurgents and commiserated with the government and people of Kano over the recent killings during Juma’at.

In an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa, on Monday night, IBB said its as a good thing that the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, had called for prayers and fasting for peace to reign.

The former president expressed confidence in the ability of the military to contain the crisis, saying as a soldier, he believed that the crisis would not be insurmountable.