MUSLIM GROUP SPEAKS ON ‘PLOT TO BOMB CHRISTIANS’
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has
condemned a circulating alert warning Christians not to attend a crusade tagged
‘We Are One’ because Muslims purportedly planned the crusade with the intention
of bombing the venue in order to kill Christians.
In a press statement issued on Monday, MURIC
described the message as fake news and advised Nigerian Christians to ignore
it.
The statement was signed by the director and
founder of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, who said; “This is a
blatant, wicked and diabolical lie. We assure Christians in Nigeria that there
is no such plan. It exists only in the figment of imagination of the devilish
authors. It is the handiwork of enemies of Nigeria.
“We cannot rule out disgruntled politicians,
particularly looters who are afraid of being exposed. They are looking for all
means of causing pandemonium so that the authorities will be too preoccupied
with searching for peace to have time for bringing them to book.
“In the same vein, we urge Nigerians to
ignore another rumour concerning the hijab. Fake news mongers claim that
Muslims in the South West are advocating for the use of hijab by their women
and female school children because Muslims plan to launch terrorist attacks.
“They said the hijab would serve as special
identity for Muslims so that the attackers would not attack them.
“This is atrocious. It is far from the truth.
It is also illogical, false, baseless and unfounded. Nigerians should not allow
themselves to be hoodwinked by rumour mongers. How is this possible? If the
hijab is to serve the purpose of identifying Muslim women in the event of a
terrorist attack, what of the Muslim men?
“If the attack is to happen in schools, what
of the male Muslim students? How will the terrorists identify Muslim male
students so as not to attack them? It is sheer bunkum, balderdash and poppycock
twaddle.
“We urge both Christians and Muslims in the
country to go about their businesses without any fear. This is the time to come
together putting our heads under the same thinking cap for the sake of our
country. Election period is a sensitive time and we should do everything we can
to avoid anything capable of undermining the security of the nation.
“Nigerians should ignore baseless information
particularly those that have security implication around this time. Any
information which cannot be verified should be ignored. Adherents of the two
major religions should follow the teachings of their faith regarding fake news.
“The Qur’an commands Muslims to investigate
information before taking any action so that innocent people will not be hurt
(Qur’an 49:6). The Bible also urges Christians to ‘Investigate all matters and
hold on to the truth’ (II Corinthians 5:19 -20).
“We share the same destiny in this country
and we should stick together in the interest of peace and progress. Where are
the peddlers of hate and animosity today? Where are those who said we should
not vote for Muslims? Where are those who said we should not vote for Fulanis?
“They should hide their faces in shame. The
last time we checked, the candidates of the two major parties (APC and PDP) are
still Muslims. Fulani blood also flows in their veins.”
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