The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has
described as a street show, the protests some Christian leaders held in
different parts of the country on Sunday.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had organised a
walk against widespread insecurity in the country.
Accompanied by some members of his church, Enoch Adeboye,
general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), had hit the
streets of Lagos to protest the killings.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Yusuf Nwoha,
NSCIA director of administration, said the demonstration was political.
“Political mercenaries and religious combatants united by
rapacious greed and chronic hatred have occupied the public space with putrid
writings and toxic speeches,” Nwoha said.
“Rather than see the monstrosity that insecurity has become
as a national challenge that requires collective action, agents of
destabilisation seek to score cheap political goals and engage in
self-inflicting propaganda.
“One of them is the recently organised street show by some
religious (figures) who give political coloration to the grinding insecurity
fueled by hypocrisy and hubris.”
Speaking on the activities of Boko Haram, he said the
insurgents do not represent Islam of Muslims.
“It is therefore the height of insincerity, wickedness,
falsehood and hypocrisy to suggest that Boko Haram is a ploy to eliminate
Christians,” he said.
“Were Muslims scholars and individuals not killed in
mosques, market squares and villages because they refused to denounce Islam?”
The director said the federal government should declare a
state of emergency on the country’s growing insecurity.
“We reiterate that the federal government should act
decisively now by declaring a state of emergency on insecurity and deploying
all the security and military arsenal at its disposal to arrest the trend,” the
director said.
“No Nigerian must die needlessly in Nigerian again.
Government should urgently deploy intelligence to uncovering the sponsors,
beneficiaries and perpetrators of insecurity in our dear country so that we
shall not just be chasing shadows. Enough is enough!”
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It is a shame that NSCIA is saying this, are they in support of terrorism? I expect all to come out against insecurity in Nigeria no matter your faith after all bullets and explosive know no faith. Speak against evil first and then you can tell the complainant his mode of presentation is wrong.
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