A new religious sect known as
Hakika has emerged in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The group, with members claiming
to be Islamist saints, is currently occupying a large expanse of the forest in
the area.
At a meeting in Lafia, Alhaji
Isah Agwai, the Emir of Lafia, who is also the Chairman of the State
Traditional Council of Chiefs, expressed dismay over the activities of the
group and cautioned residents to be wary.
Speaking also, the Secretary
General of the state Ja’martu Nasil Islam, Ahmed Ali, said the doctrines of the
group were not Islamic.
“They have the kind of religious
belief which I think is not Islam; they don’t believe in Quran, they don’t
believe in any of the doctrines that Allah talked about in the Quran,” Ali
said.
On his part, Senior Special
Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters, Brigadier General Muhammad
Adika(retd), said: “It is believed that some of them are those running away
from Zamfara State as a result of the pressure and have concentrated themselves
in an expanse of land which is highly forested.”
Commenting on the development,
the state Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Ismaila Usman, confirmed the
development and said investigation had commenced on the emergence of the
religious sect.
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