National Security Adviser (NSA), Mal Nuhu Ribadu, the Defence Minister, Rtd Lt. General Christopher Musa and the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun have been tasked to pay urgent attention to the threat to lives of the Igbo Muslims in the South East in order to avoid imminent calamity in Nigeria.
Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) made this known in a statement by its Enugu State Coordinator Isa Christian Okonkwo and National Publicity Secretary MMWG, Dr. Yusuf Agbabiaka while raising fresh security alarm over the safety of igbo muslims in this Country.
The Media Group called on the Enugu State Police Command in particular, and Security Agencies in the South East in general to urgently track down the criminals intimidating and harassing Muslim Igbos anywhere in this Country.
According to the Group, Islam, as a religion, is not new in igboland pointing out that Islam has been existing there for close to 200 years; stating that if some people who are ignorant are just knowing. It’s unfortunate.
For the past 72 years, the Muslim Media Watch Group stated that Islamic Centre in Afikpo, Ebonyi State, established by Late Alhaji Ibrahim Nwagui, had been in existence, training thousands of Muslim youths, most of who have become Professors, Academics, Engineers and Scholars in various fields.
Highlighting the dangers inherent in this threats to the lives of Muslim igbos in this Century, the Media Group urged Security Forces to trace the group that call itself as Ohaukwu Reporters ‘sending life-threatening messages electronically out of religious fanaticism and intolerance!
MMWG said the messages of hate intention is being sent to the people of Enugu State especially in Nsukka where the life of an Islamic Scholar and Imam of Alor-Agu in Igbo-Eze Local Government of Enugu State Imam Sirajudeen Ugwu Nwansukka is being threatened.
The Group therefore called on the Security Agencies in Nigeria to be more proactive instead of being reactive, adding that the bane of our Security problems in Nigeria have been lack of proactive approach which always make our problems disastrous!
MMWG said the situation becomes worrisome with the silence of the Nigeria Police, the DSS, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, the governments of the five Igbo States and the National Human Right Commission over the planned action of a section of Igbo citizens to wage war on Igbo Muslims despite the provisions in the Nation’s Constitution Section 35 that guarantees freedom of worship and freedom of association for every Nigerian citizens.
