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Bishop David Oyedepo’s license to build an airfield has been strongly opposed by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights organization.

According to MURIC, these developments need to be closely examined to make sure other groups’ rights and interests aren’t being violated. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group’s head, contended that it was a risky precedent, especially in a country plagued by widespread instability and religious issues.

As such, it demanded that the license be revoked. The National Assembly (NASS) was also urged to look into the situation by the group.
Professor Ishaq Akintola, the founder and executive director of MURIC, demanded in a press release on Friday, October 11, 2024, that the license be revoked.

The text of the statement is as follows:

Two days ago, the Federal Government (FG) declared that it had given Bishop David Oyedepo of Canaanland, also known as Winners Chapel or Living Faith Church, permission to construct an airfield.

“We vehemently denounce this action. It is offensive and inconsiderate in addition to being careless and risky. It sets a risky precedent. In a multireligious community beset by religious crises and widespread unease, this should not be taking place. This license has to be cancelled right now. It is noteworthy that despite posing a risk to national security, the license is already causing discussion.

“Reliving the past, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor was apprehended in South Africa in possession of a jet carrying $9.3 million in cash. He told the South African authorities that the funds were intended to be used to buy weapons.

The Jonathan-led administration subsequently supplied an official cover-up when the ruling government asserted that FG was aware of the arms deal.

“There must be more to this than meets the eye. Ayo Oritsejafor was the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) when he was caught with this money in South Africa. His firebrand leadership style caused ripples in the country as religious controversies rented the air.

“Besides, Oritsejafor was not alone in his private jet when he was caught. There was an Israeli citizen with him. It becomes interesting if we connect this with FG’s interest in contracting Israelis as security advisers in Aso Rock. These are the same Israelis presently committing genocide in Gaza and rebuffing the United Nations.

“Granting Bishop Oyedepo licence to build an airstrip is an open invitation to the Israeli Mossad to fly in directly to abduct Muslims and disappear at will. Forceful rendition of Muslims from the streets to Western countries has been a common practice for some time now but this development may exacerbate it.

“This airstrip will expose Nigerian Muslims to danger. Foreign mercenaries may land at the airstrip from outside Nigeria to commit atrocities and leave from there undetected. The destiny of Nigeria should not be placed in the hands of a single religious group.

“Coupled with the inability of our security agencies to pinpoint the source of supply of weapons to insurgents, kidnappers and separatists, we must agree that Nigeria is not ripe for this type of licence for a religious leader to build a private airstrip. We all know that Nigerians practice acrobatic religiousity instead of religion per se. Many Nigerians bid farewell to reason a long time ago, particularly in matters of faith.

“Nigeria would probably have been up in flames if this kind of licence had been given to a Muslim, say, Shaykh Ahmad Gumi whom some Muslim-haters love to hate. That is why we are wondering why social analysts, commentators and human rights lawyers and activists have elected to adopt a strange culture of silence over the Oyedepo airstrip imbroglio.

“We charge Nigerians to rise as one in condemning this misadventure. Let us eschew sentiments and address the issue objectively. FG misfired big time this time around. It is gross miscalculation to favour one religion out of three. Discrimination and favouritism can only widen the gap between Nigerians.

“We urge the National Assembly to bring sanity to this ugly development. Parliamentary intervention by the possessors of political acumen is sometimes what we need to unravel administrative sophistry. Nigeria needs the wisdom of its lawmakers to pull it out of this abyss of self-immolation. There may also be need for Nigerian lawmakers to revisit the Oritsejafor arms cash saga.

“We call on Nigerian Muslims to apply caution, decorum and rationalism in their reactions to this development. We advise them to remain law abiding.

“As we take a break, we invite FG to revoke the licence given to Bishop Oyedepo to build an airstrip. This is necessary in order to restore the confidence of Nigerian Muslims in the system, ensure impartiality and bridge the wide gap of mutual suspicion between Christians and Muslims. This airstrip poses grave danger to national security.”

https://eyesoflagos.com/2024/10/13/muslims-rebel-over-bishop-oyedepos-airfield-permission/

Tinubu is crippling the economy rapidly and MURIC is yet to issue a statement , na Bishop Oyedepo Church be em major concern.

The hypocrisy. Yoruba Christians should wise up.

I pray Oyedepo or Covenant University arrest this man. Just look for one serious charge and hang on his head, or else he won't stop putting mouth in what is not his business.

They should first of all agree that Mohammed was a caravan raiding thief


And praying to a thief is nothing but brain problem

🤗

Bandits and BH terrorists are causing anarchy across this nation while doing freebies and give aways on tittok and FB, but this fool does not see all those ones as threat to national security.

ArigatothankU:
They should first of all agree that Mohammed was a caravan raiding thief


And praying to a thief is nothing but brain problem

Religion don chop this one sense.
Both pedophile Mohammed and ur terrorist Jehovah are just fictional characters in a story.

They never existed

Good. I applaud the federal government on this move.


Of all the issues in Nigeria at the moment Akintola chose this?

Racoon:
Bandits and BH terrorists are causing anarchy across this nation while doing freebies and give aways on tittok and FB this fool does not see all those ones as threat to national security.

You dey mind the fool? A useless professor!

richmond500:
Religion don chop this one sense.
Both pedophile Mohammed and ur terrorist Jehovah are just fictional characters in a story.

They never existed

For me I know about the pedophile who raped a 9years old girl called Aisha

Please does anyone know the brand of weed this man smokes? I am not understanding anything anymore in this country. So I need his brand of weed because I want to get more confused.

Professor just beg money and leave.

I have said it many times, Yoruba Muslims hate Yoruba Christians very well, Yoruba Muslims are very wicked

Nobody should be surprised. MURIC is synonymous with mumu; both in sound and meaning.

ArigatothankU:
For me I know about the pedophile who raped a 9years old girl called Aisha

At least u know about the pedophile, but u don't know that the terrorist u guys called Jehovah never existed too?
They were all fictional characters told by our slave masters.
At least sit down and think why Israel doesn't believe that Jesus existed, Israel sees christians as idol worshippers, yet Jesus was supposed to be born, died and buried in Israel.
It's enough to tell u he never existed.

MURIC is a one man squad.
I am yet to see another member of MURIC.

richmond500:
At least u know about the pedophile, but u don't know that the terrorist u guys called Jehovah never existed too?
They were all fictional characters told by our slave masters.
At least sit down and think why Israel doesn't believe that Jesus existed, Israel sees christians as idol worshippers, yet Jesus was supposed to be born, died and buried in Israel.
It's enough to tell u he never existed.

No I don’t know

But I know that the rapist prophet who kills peoples husbands and rape thier wives was later poisoned by a sure Jewish girl when gallant !

ArigatothankU:
No I don’t know

But I know that the rapist prophet who kills peoples husbands and rape thier wives was later poisoned by a sure Jewish girl when gallant !

Honestly, I don't know the prophet u are talking about but I guess it should be Mohammed, I came from a Christian home so I never bothered about him in the first place.
I also know he was a lie told to deceive Muslims just as Jesus was a lie told to deceive christians.
Na u deh carry religious for head

richmond500:
Honestly, I don't know the prophet u are talking about but I guess it should be Mohammed, I came from a Christian home so I never bothered about him in the first place.
I also know he was a lie told to deceive Muslims just as Jesus was a lie told to deceive christians.
Na u deh carry religious for head

Okay I get your point

But this particular prophet na free T;oto him go find till Jewish gallant girl give am otapiapia

ArigatothankU:
Okay I get your point

But this particular prophet na free T;oto him go find till Jewish gallant girl give am otapiapia

Lolz
Which one be free T0T0, abeg I deh get headache

richmond500:
Lolz
Which one be free T0T0, abeg I deh get headache

A prophet when Dey promise people 72 puna


Na mugu straight up mugu

ArigatothankU:
A prophet when Dey promise people 72 puna


Na mugu straight up mugu

There are people that believed it.
I see everything as a story taken too far, it's no different from the story of the Greek God Zeus.
Anyways, Arigato, sayonara.

MURIC is hungry.... ECONOMY has dealt a huge blow on their reasoning faculty

Loosers

What is the economic benefits of mosques. Nothing

We the babalawos and dibias are just observing. We dont like problems.

This mumu prof sef...Why should sheik Gumi demand for private airstrip instead RUGA where he will be rearing his camels and donkeys?
Does he have a private jet?

I actually HATE Oyedepo but please leave "our Emir" alone. If anything happens to him and the aftermath is not handled well, Nigeria must catch fire (totally unacceptable).

Ojiofor:
This mumu prof sef...Why should sheik Gumi demand for private airstrip instead RUGA where he will be rearing his camels and donkeys?
Does he have a private jet?

If you ask the fake professor to recite the first verse of the Quran, he can't (just like His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu cannot).

Before this useless Isaq obtaining his fake degree, Oyedepo has been debating Christian theology. You are attacking the Sultan of Living Faith you gaddanmed modafaka.

When Gumi was still a water fetcher at the Military, Oyedepo must have published dozens of books,

This guy has mix Quran, Physics and Occult together and Femi Kuti would say, he has scatter his head.

eyesoflagos:
Bishop David Oyedepo’s license to build an airfield has been strongly opposed by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic human rights organization.

According to MURIC,

“Granting Bishop Oyedepo licence to build an airstrip is an open invitation to the Israeli Mossad to fly in directly to abduct Muslims and disappear at will. Forceful rendition of Muslims from the streets to Western countries has been a common practice for some time now but this development may exacerbate it./

No matter the case, It's better to be a builder than a destroyer

The man is not stable o. How is use of land owned by chirch to land aeroplanes bad precedence?

That’s how they destabilize the country with useless and baseless issues.