The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the withdrawal
of the quit notice issued to Igbos living in Northern Nigeria by the
coalition of Northern youths.
Professor Ishaq Akintola, its President, in a statement,
commended the coalition leaders for listening to appeals made by stakeholders.
MURIC also urged other separatist groups to reciprocate by
backing down on their aggressive stance and mellowing down their language of
engagement.
“We see an urgent need for tension to be doused in order to
allow peace to reign. Nigeria is not the only country populated by various
ethnic groups. Europe, Asia, North and South America as well as other African
countries have their own shares of ethnic enclaves but they are being
civilized, accommodating and generous with it.
“While the Nigerian authorities must not allow the nation to
degenerate into the Hobbesian state of nature, we contend that the idea of a
totally egalitarian society as pontificated by certain pressure groups is
Utopian.
“We therefore caution against extreme positions on both
sides in the interest of peace. Perceived imbalance can only be addressed
gradually and methodically and not in a fire-brigade manner otherwise it will
be counter-productive.
“On a last note, we appeal to the various separatist groups
to eschew hate speech and abuses. Qur’an 49:11 warns against the use of
mockery, sarcasm and outright abuse by one tribe against another.
“Again, Qur’an 49:13 affirms that no single tribe or group
of people is better than the other while Muhammad (SAW) the Prophet of Peace
posited that mankind is all one. ‘You are all from Adam and Adam was created
from dust. Therefore you are all equal, Prophet Muhammad maintained,” the
statement added.
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