Mixed reactions trail alleged link with Al-Qaeda, othersApparently anticipating questions concerning reports on his alleged links to terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Taliban, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, yesterday, avoided fielding questions from journalists covering the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. One of the issues the minister was expected to shed light on was that, which had been trending since last week. “Those who express extremist views remain a threat to world peace, as they support mass murder of both Christians and Muslims globally. We write to intimate you of remarks attributed to Pantami in several media blogs that he was always happy whenever terrorist groups kill unbelievers.”It also alleged that Pantami had, in the past, openly supported global terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The group frowned on the development, adding that it was a fundamental plot to dampen the image of the country before the international community.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2021 04:18 UTC