The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has warned the Nigerian military authorities against plunging the country into another Boko Haram-like insurgency with the repeated attacks on members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
In a statement Sunday, the NSCIA said in a statement by its Secretary General, Is-haq Oloyede, that it was shocked and saddened by the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Zaria‎.
Several members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria were reportedly killed by troops of the Nigerian Army after a confrontation on Saturday in Zaria.
The Army also reportedly arrested the leader of the movement, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, while it also destroyed his home and the spiritual headquarters of his group.
“While there are claims and counter-claims on what actually precipitated the latest heart-rending incident,‎ the NSCIA‎ urges the authorities to exercise restraint,” Mr. Oloyede said.
He also said the history of the circumstances that engendered the outbreak of militant insurgency in the past, with serious consequences that Nigeria is yet to recover from, should not be allowed to repeat itself.
The Boko Haram sect took up arms against the Nigerian state when its leader, Mohammed Yusuf, was extrajudicially murdered by the Nigeria Police.
“We urge the Federal Government to immediately constitute a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to thoroughly unravel the immediate and remote causes of the current mayhem.
“Besides, the Commission should also investigate the past incidents involving the Movement so that justice can be done,” the NSCIA said.
It said the sanctity of human life is inviolable ‎in Islam and painstaking efforts should be made at all times to prevent bloodshed.
“In other words, life is sacred and the fundamental responsibility of government is to guarantee the security of life and property.
“While no group should be allowed to constitute law unto itself or arrogate unconstitutional powers to itself under any guise, the fact still remains that the position of the law is clear when there is any breach.
“Therefore, as order is the first law of heaven, normalcy and restraint should be taken seriously.
“May the Almighty Allah guide our leaders right and gu‎ard us Nigerians against our own indiscretion at all times,” the statement said.
Several persons were killed Saturday afternoon after soldiers opened fire on members of the sect, who they said put up barricades and blocked the road to be used by Army chief, Tukur Buratai.
The Army also reportedly returned to the sect’s enclave, known as Husainiyyah, and the residence of Mr. Zakzaky late in the evening.
A fresh encounter there led to the death of the immediate members of Mr. Zakzaky’s family and others in the house at the time.
Zeenat, the wife of Mr. Zakzaky, and Aliy, his son, were among scores of people killed by the Army during the siege, the group said.
There was a similar confrontation between the group and the military in July 2014.
Members of the sect were on a procession to mark the annual Quds day in Zaria that day when soldiers reportedly shot at them at the popular PZ roundabout in the city.
The crisis started when the soldiers allegedly tried to disperse the sect, which was denouncing Israeli’s attacks on Gaza.
Mr. Zakzaky’s three biological sons, Mahmud, Ahmad and Hamid as well as 32 other members of the Islamic Movement

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It is the repercussion of slaughtering several Christians who harmed nobody. Their common enemy have turned on each other.

What do you expect from the murderous Nigeria Security Agents? I pity anybody leaving in the North.

When all these kegs of gun power will explode, I'll already be in planet Jupiter.

BOKO HARAM IN THE NORTH
IPOB IN THE EAST
AND NOW THE WANT TO WAKE SHIITE!!!!!!


See Nigeria, See Doom!!!

I thought they would the blame the following
GEJ
NOI
The Niger Delta Militants
Pastor Ayo
Nollywood self.

Stupid people, when GEJ was there any attempt to subdue Islamic militants was called an attack on the North, now their Aboki brother is killing Muslims (Just like the Aboki Yar'dua did) who will they no blame?

[quote author=Royal155 post=40989848]What do you expect from the murderous Nigeria Security Agents? I pity anybody leaving in the North.

When all these kegs of gun power will explode, I'll already be in planet Jupiter.

BOKO HARAM IN THE NORTH
IPOB IN THE EAST
AND NOW THE WANT TO WAKE SHIITE!!!!!!

How is IPOB tormenting the East? You sha wanna type something on NL.
Omugo ni Alaye yi o.

dealslip:
It is the repercussion of slaughtering several Christians who harmed nobody. Their common enemy have turned on each other.

U just said my mind.

When will any group/association in northern Nigeria agitate for something real..
its either kano hisbah is destroying beer bottles /p0rn, or boko is tryna bomb out a caliphate or The shiite folks protesting for Palestine in zaria.


When will they protest against hard drugs like codeine, roche, amphetamine et al that kids up north take?

When will they stop the culture of those almajiri kids begging for food at motor parks?

The Niger delta militants hustled for 13% derivation for their region, and a lil extra for their pockets.

The ones in the south east are trying to secede, for economic reasons best known to them.

At a time the oodua side were sore about mko's incarceration