Nigerian Muslims under the leadership of Jama’atu Nasril
Islam (JNI), chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Muhammad Abubakar
III, has called on Boko Haram insurgents to accept the dialogue opportunity
being offered by the Nigerian government.
The appeal is contained in a communiqué signed by its scribe
Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu.
JNI advocated compulsory religious education, especially at
the primary and secondary school levels, as a way of promoting sound knowledge
and moral and character training among the youth. It similarly objected
to the mixed-gender housing in the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme
orientation camp, as well as some of the physical training in the programme
that goes contrary to Islam.It also condemned the government’s insensitivity to
security issues in the country, and failure to prosecute people responsible for
violence and killing Muslims. As a result of the government’s attitude,
JNI said, violent aggression against Muslims and displacement of their communities
has continued in Borno, Taraba and Plateau states.JNI also objected to the
government and the media which label Muslims as terrorists or ascribe terrorism
to Islam saying that when similar acts are committed by people of other faiths,
the same label is not ascribed to their religions.
On the major challenge of Islam in Nigeria, JII said, “Our
bane is that the rapacious and pseudo scholars have usually been the ones that
mostly surround leaders. That the endemic corruption and the impunity
that have unfortunately become the hallmark of leadership and governance in the
country, as well as social injustice and flagrant disregard for the rule of law
are the principal threats to security, peace and the principal factors behind
intermittent and internecine violence.”
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