JIBWIS disowns viral AK-47 menace towards non-Muslims in Plateau, Enugu

The Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) Tuesday dissociated itself from a viral video exhibiting some people described as aides of the group allegedly saying they’d kill non-Muslims in Plateau and Enugu states if given AK-47 rifles.

The video, which circulated on social media, Monday, has drawn widespread condemnation, with many Nigerians calling for the arrest of the people concerned.

However, JIBWIS stated it might not assist any name able to disrupting peace within the nation, warning that feedback advocating violence may incite unrest.

The group additionally said that anybody making such feedback in its title can be performing at their very own peril and wouldn’t be accepted by the organisation.

In an announcement issued on the group’s headquarters in Jos Tuesday, its nationwide publicity secretary, Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Ashiru, stated though the authenticity of the video had but to be established, JIBWIS wouldn’t assist calls to assault or kill anybody.

“JIBWIS under the leadership of Ash-Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahaya Jingir denounces call to violence under any guise, especially now that households are trying to endure the pains of insecurity in form of banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, Bokko Haram in the North west, North central, North east and other parts of the country,” he stated.

The group referred to as on safety companies to research the video urgently and make sure that anybody discovered culpable was handled in accordance with the legislation.