Tag: MURIC

MURIC berates CAN over denial of ‘Christian genocide’ U-turn

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MURIC berates CAN

…Calls it hypocritical The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of hypocrisy over its recent dismissal of reports alleging a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria. In a statement issued yesterday in Kano, its State Chairman, Hassan Sani Indabawa said CAN’s new stance was “self-serving”, coming after years of silence while some Christian leaders allegedly misled foreign governments about religious persecution in the country. He mentioned Bishops Oliver Dashe Doeme, Matthew Kukah, and Wilfred Anagbe among those who reportedly made presentations to U.S. and European bodies,…

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Oyo: “You have no power to appoint Chief Imam” – MURIC tells Alaafin

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MURIC tackles Alaafin

Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has declared that the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade has no power to appoint Chief Imam of the town. MURIC made this declaration in an issued statement yesterday, signed by its Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola. Oba Owoade had earlier claimed that he had the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. The monarch, in an issued statement signed by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, insisted that by tradition, only the Alaafin has the authority to appoint a Chief…

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MURIC condemns mob killing of woman in Niger

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MURIC condemns

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has condemned the lynching of a woman, identified only as Amaye, over alleged blasphemous statement in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga local government area of Niger State. The organisation, in an issued statement signed by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, yesterday, described the attack as “extra-judicial, barbaric, and un-Islamic” and urged immediate Police action. According to Akintola, Amaye, a food vendor, was accused of making blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) during an exchange with a customer. Recall that the incident occurred on…

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Gaza genocide: “Don’t do business with Israel” – MURIC warns FG 

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MURIC warns FG

A faith-based civil society organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to the Federal Government, states and parastatals to resist the temptation of doing business with Israel. The group frowned upon a deal between Nigeria and Israel’s foreign ministries involving forty startups in the country. MURIC argued that any business deal with Israel is a romance with a terrorist state. In a statement made available to newsmen yesterday, MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, described the startups as vehicles of deception from a rogue genocidal state. The…

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Constitution review: MURIC demands Sharia Courts, Friday as public holiday in South-West

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a prominent Islamic human rights organisation, has called for far-reaching constitutional reforms, including the establishment of Sharia Courts across all states in Nigeria’s South-West region and the declaration of Fridays as public holidays in honour of Muslim worship practices. MURIC’s Founder and Executive Director, Professor Is’haq Akintola, made the demand during the South-West Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution. He was represented at the session by a senior figure in the group,  Dr. Jamiu Busari, who delivered the presentation to the…

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Muslim travelers’ killing: MURIC slams Plateau Gov. over comment

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MURIC slams Plateau Gov.

Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has condemned the killings in Plateau State, just as it slammed the Plateau State governor, Caleb Muftwang, for seeking to trivialize the attack on Muslim travellers by his kinsmen. Recall that last Friday, a bus carrying twenty-eight (28) Muslim passengers, mostly Hausa, was ambushed by suspected youths from Mangun village, Mangu local government area, eight were brutally murdered, six sustained various degrees of injuries, one very critical while four others are still missing. In a statement issued yesterday, the group described…

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Free train rides: MURIC accuses FG of religious bias 

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MURIC accuses FG

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has criticised the Federal Government and the Nigerian Railway Corporation over what it describes as religious bias in the provision of free train rides during festive seasons. Its Executive Director, Prof Is’haq Akintola, expressed disappointment in a statement issued on Thursday, a day before Sallah, over the government’s decision to offer free train rides only during the Christian holiday of Christmas, without extending similar benefits during Islamic festivals such as Eid-el-Kabir. The statement said, “A strange scenario is currently playing out in the Nigerian socio-cultural…

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“Your time in service is over” – MURIC tells IGP

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MURIC tells IGP

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has warned against tenure extension for Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, in a statement on Monday, said the extension could erode efficiency, breed division, and diminish public confidence in the police According to him, the amendment to the Police Act that paved the way for Egbetokun’s tenure extension is a cause for concern. The amended Section 18(8) of the Act allows the I-G to remain in office until the end of the term stipulated in the…

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“Dissolution of Shari’ah panel, gross violation of Yoruba Muslims’ rights” – MURIC

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MURIC on Shariah

The Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC), has condemned the order given by the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe for the dissolution of the independent Shari’ah Panel in Ekiti State, describing it as ‘illegal, illegitimate, unlawful and unconstitutional’. The Islamic human rights organisation  argued that Ewi’s order is an affront to Section 38 (i) & (ii) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which guarantees freedom of religion.  MURIC, in a statement by its Executive Director Professor Ishaq Akintola said the order was handed down after …

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Leave tax reform Bills discussion to economists, MURIC tells clerics

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MURIC tells clerics

The Islamic human rights organisation, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said economists and finance experts should be the ones talking about the Tax Reform Bills which are before the 10th Senate. Its Executive Director, Is’haq Akintola, stated this as videos of northern Islamic clerics preaching against the Bills are trending on social media. The Bills, which have passed second reading in the Senate, are the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2024 -SB.583; The Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) BILL, 2024- SB.584; The Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, 2024-SB.585, and the…

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