The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
has asked Christian leaders in West Africa to counsel “their brothers in
Christ” over the threat issued on the continued detention of Leah Sharibu, the
only Christian among the schoolgirls abducted in Dapchi, Yobe state.
Sharibu had refused to renounce
her faith in exchange for her freedom.
Although the federal government
has promised to secure her release, parents and the loved ones of the
15-year-old girl have been waiting in vain.
Last week, the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) said there might be a religious war if Sharibu
dies in Boko Haram captivity.
“Leah Sharibu must not die. Her
death, God forbids, can spell doom for Nigeria. It can give an open invitation
to religious war because Leah is being detained purely because of her
religion,” Adebayo Oladeji, spokesman of Samson Ayokunle, CAN president, had
said.
But in a statement on Friday,
MURIC expressed surprise over how CAN could be ”stoking the fire of war”.
The statement signed by Isha’q
Akintola, director of MURIC, said the Christian leaders should have declared
war on the insurgents and not innocent Nigerians.
Akintola alleged that CAN leaders
were not only giving cheap popularity to Boko Haram but also playing into the
hands of the group.
”This LEAH Sharibu incident is
Boko Haram’s last card along the same mission and we expect CAN leaders to know
better. ‘But CAN cannot. CAN has its own political agaenda,” MURIC said.
”We strongly suspect that CAN is
deliberately creating a conundrum. Leah Sharibu was abducted. Who abducted her?
Boko Haram.
”Muslim leadres have rejected
Boko Haram. Muslims are also victims of Boko Haram. CAN now wants war. Against
who? Against Muslims. ‘Is it logical? Does it make sense at all?
”CAN is playing into the hands of
Boko Haram. It would have made sense if CAN had said, ”Boko Haram has refused
to release Leah Sharibu. Therefore we are going after Boko Haram insurgents.
Sambisa Forest here we come.”
MURIC added that CAN should have
followed the example of Muhammead Abubakar, the sultan of Sokoto and
President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, who had called on
all Nigerians to join hands with him in fighting ‘the transparent evil.
Akintola also alleged that CAN
was complacent with the way people were being killed when Christians leaders
were in power.
”So CAN can make noise now
because a Muslim is in power? BUT CAN could look the other way when Christians
were in power, particularly when the billions were flowing in the immediate
past regime and Jerusalem trips were shorter than walks from home to church?”
MURIC asked.
”We can undesrtand this particularly
now that the pecuniary tap in Aso Rock is dry.”
He pleaded with Christians to
“make CAN leadership see reason”.
When Jonathan was in office as a president and Boko Haram took over twenty something local government areas in the north east, and killed thousands of people, they just called for prayers because he is a Christian, but now PMB have reclaimed those local government areas back they are drumming for war against Muslims because PMB is Muslim. OK you are Free to do so.
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