President Adama Barrow has said he wants to make it ‘abundantly’ clear his government values the sanctity of human life and will not condone any person promoting extremist violence in the country.
The president’s comments come amid Imam Bakawsu Fofana threatening to kill fello Imam Musa Saidy.
Government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh in a statement Monday said: “…President Barrow wants to make it abundantly clear that his Government values the sanctity of human life and will not condone any person or persons seizing advantage of our new democracy to promote extremist violence in Gambian society.
“The feuding clerics are reminded that Islam is a peaceful religion that preaches tolerance and unity and should neither be abused nor hijacked to settle scores or weaponized to create chaos in our peaceful country.
“As learned scholars and revered religious leaders, both Imams Fofana and Saidy are reminded that their hostile verbal exchanges are offensive and terribly disappointing to the population as their incendiary audios trending in Social Media fall far short of society’s expectations.”
