An umbrella body for Muslims, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has accused the Federal Government of paying lip service to insecurity.
This was contained in a statement released by Khalid Aliyu, the Secretary-General of the Muslim group under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar II.
“The wanton killings, acts of banditry, kidnapping for ransom, high rate of unemployment amongst the youths, rape and all forms of terrorisms have now become the ‘New Trend’ in our communities. Nigerians have become so terrified, as nowhere is safe; the home, the farms and the roads. Bandits now rule in many communities, they set rules that must be obeyed”, the statement read.
It called on the Federal Government to rise up to its responsibilities and do well beyond the traditional condemnation… lip service(s) on security matters should stop.
The group commiserated with the people of Borno state over the killing of farmers by the Boko Haram sect. Lamenting the high rate of insecurity, the group asked Muslim clerics across the country to embark on special prayers.
The JNI called for collaboration with relevant security agencies “with a timeline to bringing an end or at best decapitate all security threats bedeviling the country and also mop small arms and light weapons”.
