Seat of caliphate under threat, stop Sokoto killings – MURIC to Defence minister

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has advised the Minister
of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, rtd, to mobilise resources and
manpower within his reach to halt incessant killings and other violent crimes
in the country.

 

MURIC noted that the recent killing of innocent citizens,
particularly in Sokoto State, is worrisome.

MURIC made the call in a statement signed by its Executive
Director, Professor Isiaq Akintola, on Saturday.

Akintola, in the statement, insisted that widespread
killings, kidnappings and violent crimes should be brought to an end.

He warned that Sokoto State is currently under siege because
farmers cannot go to their farms, adding that villagers now seek safety outside
their communities.

Akintola also revealed that city dwellers in Sokoto State
also sleep with one eye open, calling on the minister to halt the killings.

‎”Killings and kidnappings around Nigeria have continued
unabated. The level of insecurity has risen to an all-time high. But these
terrorist activities have been concentrated on Sokoto State in particular in
the past two years.

‎”These incessant attacks on Sokoto State have far-reaching
effects on both the Nigerian security architecture as well as the Nigerian
populace.

‎”In the first place, it underlines the weakness of our
military and its failure to secure the citizenry. Secondly, killings and
abductions in Sokoto or any type of attack that happens in the state symbolise
aggression on the seat of the Nigerian caliphate.

‎”We therefore hold the Nigerian Army responsible for the
security lapses in and around Sokoto. We expect nothing less than an iron-clad
defence mechanism in that axis.”

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