The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, led by the Sultan of Sokoto,
Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advised the Federal Government to see the
agitation for secession in parts of the country as a wake-up call to their
responsibility.
The JNI called on the government to be proactive in its
measures taken to rekindle the spirit of patriotism in Nigerians as a way of
tackling the ongoing challenges in the country.
Recall that there had been calls for Biafra in the South
East, championed by such groups as the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and
the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, as well as calls for
the Oduduwa Republic led by some Yoruba groups in the South West.
Dr Khalid Aliyu, Secretary-General of the JNI, in a
statement to mark the end of Ramadan, enjoined the government at all levels to
prevail on Nigerians to unite for the common good of all.
The statement reads, “We also call on the government in
respect to the perceived calls for the fragmentation of Nigeria from different
quarters, to take the trend as a wake-up call to improve and or rejig the
security network.”
Aliyu said there was a need for the government to tackle the
nation’s economic hardship by addressing unemployment, so as to reinvent the
spirit of patriotism for an indivisible Nigeria.
The JNI called on Muslims to sustain the virtuous acts
learnt during Ramadan and remain disciplined and God-fearing in all their
undertakings for the peaceful coexistence of the country.
The group reminded Muslims of the importance of giving out
alms to the needy, especially before prayers, as that would assist those who do
not have the means for a meal during the forthcoming Sallah festivity within
the Muslim Ummah.
The JNI also advised Muslims to fast for six days in the
month of Shawwal as recommended by Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
It called on those travelling for Sallah festivity to drive
with caution and pray fervently, given the activities of kidnappers and other
criminals in the country.
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