The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of abductions at Ngala IDP camp in Borno and Kuriga in Kaduna State.
Its Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, who made the call in an issued statement in Kaduna yesterday, said: “We also urge the government, most especially the Office of the National Security Adviser and Director-General, Department of State Security, to, as a matter of national interest and stability, do more to prosecute all the perpetrators of heinous crimes against humanity.
“Taking into account recent most unfortunate abductions at Ngala IDP camp, Borno State and Government Secondary School, Kuriga and Kuriga Primary School in Kaduna State, as well as taking appropriate action against informants and their cohorts.
According to him, without a doubt, the 2024 Ramadan fast is coming at the eve of many economic challenges with so many uncertainties. He quoted the Sultan as calling on the political leadership in Nigeria to be very merciful, just as the Prophet (SAW) was more merciful and generous in the blessed month.
He, therefore, called on the Muslims to intensify prayers for the economic prosperity of Nigeria and the citizens, as well as the restoration of law and order. Aliyu said that hoarding of essential commodities used during the Ramadan fast to create artificial scarcity, which invariably affects the supply-chain of goods, was uncharitable and evil.
Aliyu called on the government at all levels to intensify efforts to end the rising trend of drugs and substance abuse menace, as there was a strong correlation between drug, substance abuse and crimes.
He also called on all those who have taken up arms against the State to, in the spirit of Ramadan, fear their standing before God in a condition of degradation and permanently silence the guns and threats for peace and security to reign in Nigeria.
Aliyu urged Muslims to make proper plans towards the recitation of the glorious Qur’an and optimally utilise the Ramadan period for good deeds. “The Sultan of Sokoto wishes the Nigerian Muslims an accepted Ramadan fast. He also prays to God to spare our lives so that we may witness the whole of Ramadan in good health and faith”, he stated.
