Muslims Want Sultan To Dialogue With Boko Haram Terrorists
The concerned muslims wants Sultan to use his position as the President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, to dialogue with Boko Haram in order to put an end to the deadly attacks by the sects as there's been no efforts by the Muslim leadership in the country to put an end to the crisis, according to Punch.
The President of the organization, Alhaji Mohammed Saidu, in the letter to the Sultan, said the activities of Boko Haram were regrettable and that they constituted an embarrassment to the Islamic religion while saying failure of the Sultan rising to the occassion would become doubtful
Part of the letter read: “If the family of billionaire Umar Mutallab could have a terrorist in its midst, then such a disease could be everywhere; it can only take the effort of the Sultan and the other Muslim leaders to mobilise compliance by parents and relatives, which is part of the actions being demanded by well-meaning Nigerians.
“The biggest task before our Muslim and Islamic leaders in the North is to reconcile the warring Muslim and Christian communities through forgiveness, healing and genuine social integration and coexistence; similar to the one referred to by General Gowon on the Muslims of the South-West geopolitical zone. The other task is to make Boko Haram come out of hiding, denounce terrorism and embrace government’s overtures.
“A failure on the part of the Muslim leadership (under His Eminence the Sultan) to discharge these responsibilities/actions to the later will render it of questionable ability, doubtful recognition, decimal loyalty or an outright dismissal as a mere smoke-screen. As obedient and loyalists to His Eminence the Sultan, our hearts bleed on these realities.”
The Boko Haram sects have continued to carry out their deadly attacks in states like Abuja, Borno , Kano, Kaduna amongst others killing thousands of innocent lives, injuring several others and displacing many from their homes.
Source: Punch Nigeria
