The Da’awah Coordination Council of Nigeria (DCCN), an umbrella body in Nigeria for Da’awah Organizations/Institutions has threatened to boycott the army recruitment exercise and NYSC camp if the exercises are not shifted during the Ramadan period.

The DCCN include; National Council of Muslims Youth Organizations, Muslims Students Society, Islamic Education Trust, Muslim Sisters organisation, Jamatul Muslmeen sokoto, Council of Ulam’a; Council of Da’awah and Welfare of Coverts and Jama’atu Nasril Islam.

Others are; Women in Da’awah, Nat Association of Arabic and Islamic Studies, NATAIS, Federation of Muslim women Associations, UNN Muslim Umma, Enugu, Islamic Medical Association Of Nigeria. World Assembly Of Muslim Youth, Adabiyyah Kamaliya, Islamic missioners Association, ilorin among others.

The position of the Islamic organisations was contained in the text of the press conference jointly signed by the National President and National Secretary General Muhammad Lawal Maidoki and Engr. Ahmad M.Y. Jumba respectively addressed in Kaduna on Monday.

The text reads, "DCCN wishes to remind Nigeria Government and its Parastatals such as the Nigeria Army and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that Muslims are part of Nigeria and indeed constitute majority of its population.

"The Council finds it imperative to issue this statement due to insensitivity of the Government and its Agencies on National Programmes and activities that concern all Nigerians; a typical example is the 76th Nigeria Army Regular Recruits Intake, Zonal Screening Exercise from 27th May-9th June 2017 in Ramadan 1438 On which successful candidates Will continue throughout Ramadan. Similarly, the NYSC is holding another Orientation Camp from 27th May – 17th June, 2017.

"This action will subject the Muslim Candidates and Corps members to unnecessary hardship and divert their attention from the required attention of every Muslim in Ramadan of spiritual attention/dedication.

Participants may have to stop fasting or break it or fail to qualify in the Camp activities. We cannot understand why only Muslim sensitivities will be treated with lack of consideration.

"Therefore, we call on the Acting President His Excellency Professor Yemi Osinbajo to immediately prevail on the Nigerian Army and the NYSC to stop the Camps and shift the dates till after Ramadan.

Failure to do so, may lead to advising Muslim leadership in Nigeria to call on Muslims to boycott the Camps and any other National activities of this nature that involve Muslims in Nigeria in Ramadan.

"We equally call on the leadership of the National Assembly to halt the Camp and call to order the leadership of the Nigeria Army and the NYSC.

Furthermore; we are using this medium to call on all Paramilitary outfits and MDAS of the country to respect Muslim rights and values in the interest of peace and harmony. Even in the western countries where Muslims are Minorities their rights are respected and protected".

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Who cares? Boycott the army recruitment exercise, u give others better chances to enter d army.
Nobody actually cares or give a f*ck.

I was here

I believe they don't know batch A is just heading to camp MAY 23, else they won't talk about this ....
In fact, it is Muslims heading to camp that won't listen to all these they are saying, after many delays, they want to delay again

I see nothing wrong with their request to postpone the dates till after Ramadan.

Yea, Nigeria revolves around dem... Well let's place d country on hold as well until after Ramadan...

Can we also shift tomorrow to Wednesday?

Their muslem fellow should apply for d next recruitment.

Are they ok?

Which one is UNN Muslim ummah?
Well, I will be happy if they will boycott the exercises they're threatening to boycott

Nigeria can never move forward with all these religious(sometimes tribal) sentiments. The country is too f'ed up beyond words. The Muslims most especially are guilty of requesting special treatment

Dem dey craze

If I hear say them halt anything. You want to hold the country to ransom for a month. They said the same thing last year. Muslims still went to camp.

They don come again.

Do you expect Muslim to engage in the rigorous exercise at various camp and fasting at the same time...

Im here to read comments from bigoted minds blaming islam as usual

What nonsense. You pipo think that Nigeria will be customized according to moozlem whims and caprices abi?

This is utter rubbish. Complete and utter nonsense.

Airforce52:
I swear to God these people are bastards who cares if they boycott it they are only opening up space for others I'm an Afonja but I swear break this country see these fools boasting that they are the majority quote me at your own peril

Hahahahahaha u sure if u be Afonja?

Please boycott it let space come out for us that didn't go this stream abeg.. This is a passionate plea to all Muslim coppers boycott the nysc so space can come out for me thank you.

Misplaced priority abeg..... we're used to it already, in fact it is during fasting that we have more strength and determination to succeed

That's why some of us will remain Atheist till death.

Remove religion and the world becomes Paradise!

I smh for some people. We just can't grow this way!

One of the typical nonsense we have been taking from them long long ago.

Why do we always give excuse... Ramadan always thinking about Islam what about Christians that are also fasting.. Always wanting to put National programs on hold so they will be considered. That's been selfish

Airforce52:
I swear to God these people are bastards who cares if they boycott it they are only opening up space for others I'm an Afonja but I swear break this country see these fools boasting that they are the majority quote me at your own peril

Hahahahahaha u sure if u be Afonja?
Wait let me call Name Checkers Association.
But i dont know which branch. Pls tell me ur current location so I can know d branch to call

let them boycott that is what i want to happen.

Christians are intolerant, they insult Muslims on this instead to be considerate.

Arrant nonsense! What a gut. Selfish organization

I just wish they can apply the same to the daura man return, postponing his return till next year.. ..