Nigeria, March 6 -- In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

All praise is due to Allah, who created souls and gave them life, who honoured them through Islam and made them precious, and who threatened those who transgress against them with the Fire and its blazing heat. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. May Allah's peace and abundant blessings be upon him, ameen. To proceed:

Dear brothers and sisters! Recent events show a widening pattern of killings, abductions and reprisals in our country Nigeria, especially in the northern part, stretching from Kaduna, Benue, Taraba, Katsina, Plateau, Borno, Yobe, ...