Former Governor of Lagos State and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Babatunde Fashola, has said acts of terrorism currently perpetrated by Boko Haram and other insurgents in the country have nothing to do with Islam or its tenets.
Speaking at the public presentation of a book, 'Frontiers of Jihad: Radical Islam in Africa', written by Dr. Yinka Olomojobi, held on Monday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, Fashola noted that a religion, whose foundation was peace, such as Islam, could not be the foundation or excuse for acts of murder, rape, savagery, pillaging and terror.
Commending the author of the book for intellectualising the ongoing discourse on the real identities and motives of terrorists masquerading as promoters of the Islamic faith, he urged Muslims and other Nigerians not to accept any reason given by the criminals to explain their actions.
Fashola said, "It is sheer propaganda to fool the general public and to deceive people in the name of a faith whose tenets they themselves breach and violate. The simple truth is that we have allowed the voices of a few criminals to rise above that of billions of law abiding global citizens.
"What we are dealing with is a new wave of crime by criminals who seem to have an edge because of the need for a new global order and the gaps created by globalisation."
The former Lagos State governor warned that guns alone nor nuclear weapons would not defeat terrorists nor wipe away terrorism.
He said a solution was possible through a collective agreement that terrorism had nothing to with religion as well as a collective decision to stop helping to promote the brands of insurgents by calling their names.
"That will expose them for what and who they are and help us to defeat them," he said.
The event also had in attendance Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, who was represented by Dr. Adeleke Ipaye; Pastor Tunde Bakare; the Executive Secretary of Muslim Ummah in South-West, Prof. Daud Noibi; Chairman of Safari Books Limited, Chief Joop Berkhout and Chief Lekan Alabi, among others.
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our past nd present leaders need 2 keep talking
ReplyDeletePls fashola boko haram members are they Christians or muslims? Bias is too bad,people shld talk whn they have something to say
ReplyDeleteYes two people can not be a fool base on evidence chritians are the sponsorer due to : 1 two ocation in osun state church prog disorganised by gboko haram after arresting them truth come out that Pastor send them to spoil islam name. 2.A pastor confess after he accepted Islam that some selected senior Pastor were train which he is one of them, Pastor Idhahosa is the chairman then. Purpose is to bring down Islam. The prog is not schedule for only Nigeria but World Wide. 3. south African Amunition let nigeria know the fact about it. 4. Amunition and sophiticated weapon detected in akwa Ibom govt house is for what ? People surounded this few are chritians so what are debating again. U check goggle for verifications a lot are there
DeleteKeep living in denial Mr Fashola. The whole world can see what Islam has done to the world peace from the time immemorial. Jihad is an integral part of Islam. There are several verses in the Quran promoting violence as a means of achieving ur goals especially against the infidels(non Muslims). Its right there go and see for urself.
ReplyDeleteExactly. People like Fashola try to turn the history on its head when they say "Islam whose foundation is peace". Where was Islam propagated peacefully? These fake Muslims deceive themselves - they try to "funkify" Islam to make it look peaceful. But everywhere in the world there is armed conflict, Islam is behind it. We are not deceived.
DeleteBy the way, where do we have Muslims setting up care centres for victims of Boko Haram? Those who flee BH move to the Christian South where Christian organisations take great care of them - including giving education to the children.
ReplyDeleteQuran (2:244) - "Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things."
Quran (2:216) - "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."
Not only does this verse establish that violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended only in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under attack at the time.
ReplyDeleteQuran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief] is worse than killing...
but if they desist, then behold! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun( the polytheists and wrong doers etc)
Islam is well known for killing innocent people even before the colonial master came. Fashiola you are just deceiving yourself
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, interestingly and unfortunately 99.99% of terrorists world over are moslems. Use your tongue to count your teeth Raji Fashola I am sure you became a SAN not by subverting the truth but by upholding it. Justice and truth are intricately intertwined.
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