The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the
Nigerian Army to postpone its training exercise until after the Ramadan fast.
The training of new recruits of the army is billed to
commence on April 12, 2021 and MURIC noted that the Ramadan fast may begin the
next day, being 13th of April, 2021.
MURIC argued that shifting the training will allow new
Muslim recruits to be able to focus mentally and spiritually with enough energy
to face the rigours of the exercise.
This was part of a press release signed by MURIC’s director,
Professor Ishaq Akintola and made available to journalists on Tuesday.
MURIC noted that the fasting in this month of Ramadan is
mandatory upon adult Muslims as recorded in the Holy Qur’an, adding that it is
one of the five pillars of Islam, none of which a Muslim can ignore.
“Military training is an energy-sapping exercise for which a
person who is fasting may be unfit. He is prone to dehydration. He may not be
able to concentrate fully, may get tired easily and may actually come to harm
due to the rigours of the training.
“The Nigerian Army may not be able to get the best out of
Muslim recruits who are fasting. Therefore the purpose may be defeated. Worse
still, casualties may be recorded during the training.
“In order to register a hitch-free and successful training
exercise, therefore, we appeal to the Nigerian Army to postpone the exercise
billed to begin on Monday, 12th April, 2021 till the middle of May when Ramadan
would have ended.
“Our appeal should not be misconstrued as sheer sentiment.
Neither are we unaware of the security challenges facing our dear nation which
necessitates the recruitment of more men into the armed forces,” it said.
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