Muslim clerics in Ogun State under the aegis of Progressive Muslim Cleric, PMC, have admonished the federal government to urgently tackle and uproot the insecurity threat currently facing the country.
President of PMC, Abdul Wasiu Akinyemi, made the call on Tuesday in Abeokuta during a press conference held in commemoration of the 1448 Hegira celebration.
The Islamic scholar stressed the need for the federal government to do more to restore normalcy for Nigerians.
The cleric also dismissed claims that insecurity is tied to one ethnic group, insisting that kidnapping and terrorism predate current hotspots, recalling the 2010 Eagle Square bombing during President Jonathan’s administration as evidence that the threat was never regional.
“Evidence abounds that this is not actually tied to a single tribe. Even if we are talking about kidnapping, you can trace its origin. It didn’t start from where it is most prominent now. We all know where kidnapping started from, even at the height of terrorism. So, from there, it moved on to some other parts of the country. Similarly, to the adherence of any faith, either Islam, Christianity, traditional, men and women, when they are caught, we see them on TV.
“We read them on newspapers that this is Chinedu and Adamu that have gone to kidnap. Even some southerners will even change their names to a northern name, but it is only when they are caught that we realise. So this goes to tell us that we are kidding ourselves thinking that it’s just a tribe that is perpetrating this evil.”
Speaking on
