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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by DimpleNipple: 4:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
crownwealth:


M lagos. Btw before Buharin boys invade the store...
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Yenny4real(f): 4:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
I don't think this man is medically ok, if not something that was set up to tackle the insucurity of our region he's here saying it will only favour the Christians.i think he needs a check up.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by EfonAlaaye2023(m): 4:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
Iamgrey5:
Please the head scarf wearing man does not speak for Yoruba Muslims, he speaks for mentally deranged idiots with sinister motives.

Over 60% of Opc and Agbekoya members are Muslims. Even Gani Adams is a Muslim.

A good chunk of those i have seen interested in working for Amotekun are Yoruba Muslims.



the public should disregard that idiot called prof of Islamic muric. even non Yoruba living in Yoruba land can identify that there is no division in Yorubas relationship



Yoruba leaders should checkmate the overzealous of this lunatic

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by darqly(m): 4:48pm On Jan 27, 2020
Can we find a civil service job for this man? Even if it is SA? Please let's help him to stop being useless.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by 2sexycom(m): 4:49pm On Jan 27, 2020
Tomide007:
This organization has no relevance even among southwest Muslims that I know....I think they're sponsored by elements outside the SW to bring disunity to the region.
God bless you. I have said it before. If Muslim extremism should be birthed in South West, it will be through muric
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by 0monnak0da: 4:50pm On Jan 27, 2020
There is nothing like MURIC

Just ONE MAN

Ishaq Akintola

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Chris2863(m): 4:50pm On Jan 27, 2020
Muslim as a religion shouldn't have existed. Cows

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by leksite120(m): 4:51pm On Jan 27, 2020
Goldencheese:
SW should know who its enemies are from within and without.
Shut up, who are the southwest , are they not the southwest , the Muslims are even more in southwest, so who is the southwest, its you people that cause discrimination among the Yoruba with your words (Yoruba Muslims, Yoruba Christians) , outside nairaland, I've never perceived such before, An average Yoruba understand both religion cos we've been peacefully coexisting for a long time

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Kingspin(m): 4:52pm On Jan 27, 2020
They will never proclaim or welcome peace.

What a disgusting faith...
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by JAWBONE(m): 4:52pm On Jan 27, 2020
Somebody should investigate how Ishaq Oloyede acquired his professorship. I can't believe an educated individual will make such foolish statement.

Amotekun is Christianly because it is mentioned in the Bible? A word that anybody can use. Is it that this man just sits down and think about ways to cause trouble or create divisions where there is none.So If a word is used in the Quran, then it is Islamic? Good heavens!!! This man must have a secret agenda he is pursuing with his MURIC group. Always playing the victim card when we know muslims in Nigeria are well positioned everywhere you go.

The public must be very observant of this bigoted mischief maker

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Pnaman: 4:53pm On Jan 27, 2020
Iamgrey5:
Please the head scarf wearing man does not speak for Yoruba Muslims, he speaks for mentally deranged idiots with sinister motives.

Over 60% of Opc and Agbekoya members are Muslims. Even Gani Adams is a Muslim.

A good chunk of those i have seen interested in working for Amotekun are Yoruba Muslims.
Same Gani adams that attend Rccg convention every y at is a muslim??..you must be high Baba is all in one ..
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by osuofia2(m): 4:54pm On Jan 27, 2020
References:
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Governors of Southwest States to allow the Operation Amotekun embrace all citizens living in the sub-region.

MURIC also advised that the new security organization should not lean towards any religion or target any ethnic group for victimization.

The call was made in a statement on Monday issued to DAILY POST by the Director of the human rights organization, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.

This was sequel to the resolution of the governors of the South West to give a legal backing to the Amotekun security outfit.

The statement added, “No homo sapien compos mentis living in Yorubaland will oppose the setting up of a security outfit to complement the existing security agencies on ground (the army, police, NNDC, DSS, etc).

“We all want lives and properties secured all over Nigeria. That is why people living on every street have security arrangements in place while some individuals also have both day and night guards in their private offices and homes.

“It is therefore mischievous to give the impression that Muslims are against the South West security initiative. No reasonable Nigerian today will frown at attempts to boost security in any part of the country. What we oppose is the religious and ethnic tinge which the handlers gave Amotekun.

“You cannot blame Muslims for crying out when you ask them to bring birth certificates from churches before joining Amotekun. Neither can you expect them to stand akimbo when you tell them to bring letters of recommendation from churches.

“Muslims in the Yoruba enclave are not opposing Amotekun per se. What they oppose is a situation where a ostensibly anti-Islam security outfit comes into operation in Yorubaland.

“Apart from the reference to birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors, the choice of nomenclature is another controversial issue because it has a strong Christian identity.

“Why ‘Amotekun’ as a name for crying out loud? Research has revealed the biblical origin of this name and it makes Muslims suspicious. Why Amotekun of all brands?

“Jeremiah 5:6 says, ‘A leopard shall guard over their city’. Amotekun is mentioned in this verse with particular reference to guarding a city.

“Now, we have a sub-region where Muslims have been under persecution for ages coming up with a security outfit under the name of the same leopard mentioned in the bible as a guard over the city.

“This is not a coincidence. The handlers of Amotekun picked the name deliberately from the bible in order to score a spiritual point. It is very critical. It calls for serious concern. So why give a security unit a religious name?

“We advise the planners of the new security outfit to give it another name in the interest of peace and harmony in the sub-region. This is necessary if they want to carry all stakeholders along. Amotekun as a name is already controversial. We do not need a Christian security unit.

“Neither do we need a Muslim security outfit. The security agency in the South West must not only be neutral, it must also be seen to be neutral.

“We affirm that Muslims form the majority in the population of the South West. They are therefore critical stakeholders and the unity of the Yoruba cannot become fait accompli without involving the Muslims in the sub-region. Muslims must be carried along in any security network in the zone. We are interested in security.

“We are security conscious. We will therefore join a South West security initiative if it is not tainted with Christian landmarks. We will have confidence in a security outfit that involves Muslim leaders, not one that parades pastors, bishops and archbishops alone.

“It must also be noted that a security group that starts with subtle threats to our brethren in faith in another part of the country cannot be safe for Muslims in Yorubaland. There is no racism or tribalism in Islam (Qur’an 49:13). It is a global brotherhood. Yoruba Muslims love Yorubaland.

“They also love Nigeria. But they owe their Creator, Allah, an unflinching and undiluted love towards their brothers and sisters in Islam no matter their race, tribe or colour. From Allah we came and unto Allah we shall return.

“On that Day, nobody will be judged on the basis of his tribe but on the basis of his deeds on earth. Nonetheless, we believe in a united Nigeria and we will support a security unit that constitutes no threat to any tribe in the country, be it Igbo, Fulani, Ijaw, or Tiv.

“However, the latest assurance coming from certain quarters that birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors was not part of the original pre-requisites is most welcome.

“MURIC will support any security arrangement anywhere in Nigeria so long as such arrangement is devoid of gymnastic religiousity and acrobatic ethnicity.

“In addition, the organisers of Amotekun must desist from attempts to intimidate perceived opponents of the scheme. Leaders of the group must caution their foot-soldiers against excesses.

“They must distance themselves from arm-twisting gimmicks like deliberately misinterpreting statements made by people who oppose the Amotekun idea.

“For instance, MURIC has very strong evidence that some elements in the Amotekun camp have issued death threats to its leader. That is unacceptable. It is an attempt to silence opposition.

“All opinions must be allowed in a democracy. That is freedom of speech. Those who attempt to muzzle opinions give the impression that they have hidden agenda. It presupposes that the Amotekun security project will be biased and unprofessional when it finally comes on board. We refuse to be intimidated. It changes nothing in our stand and style of advocacy.

“In a nutshell, as the organisers deliberate on the legal framework to back the complementary security project in the South West, we advise that such legal framework includes a clause that lays emphasis on religious neutrality, security for all citizens residing in Yorubaland regardless of their ethnic background and a new name which is acceptable to all faiths.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/01/27/amotekun-islamic-group-sends-message-to-southwest-governors/
Muric will be the fall of SW, he is really dancing to the tune of his fulanis's Masters
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Goldencheese(m): 4:55pm On Jan 27, 2020
leksite120:
Shut up, who are the southwest , are they not the southwest , the Muslims are even more in southwest, so who is the southwest, its you people that cause discrimination among the Yoruba with your words (Yoruba Muslims, Yoruba Christians) , outside nairaland, I've never perceived such before, An average Yoruba understand both religion cos we've been peacefully coexisting for a long time

Omo, you dey vex o. I no be Buhari or Fulani herdsmen. Direct your anger to them appropriately or learn to speak decently on a public forum.
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Enemyofpeace: 4:55pm On Jan 27, 2020
Muslims are always looking for trouble wherever they leaf.
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Abikeade11(f): 4:56pm On Jan 27, 2020
I just feel like seeing this man right now and give him a hot slap to reset his brain, like we use to watch in zee world. Pls where is he living?

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Nobody: 4:57pm On Jan 27, 2020
Ogonimilitant:
The Fulanis are using this man to create division in Yoruba Land.
He is the one who always bring the issue of Yoruba Muslim and Yoruba Christian.

The man was the one that thought the Igbos that there are Yoruba Muslims and Yoruba Christian
and he is actually intensifying this agenda.

Yorubas have never been divided by religion. Its obvious that the aim is for them not to speak with one
voice which this man and his group have achieved.

Anything that happens in Yoruba land, the man will make sure he gives it religious colouration.
Any Yoruba person who thinks that they can work together with one voice again is dreaming.
Amotekun has been destroyed by this group and will never work as planned again.

That is what the Caliphate wants and they have achieved it using religion.
that is the same way they used Akintola against Awolowo.

I just pity the Christians and the traditional worshipers in Yoruba land.

Biafra is not your Problem. I can conveniently tell you that it easier for Biafrans to leave Nigeria
than for Yorubas to break away from Nigeria to achieve Oduduwa republic.

The Yoruba Muslim will never let it happen


Nwa nne'm, no Yoruba person has a problem with Biafra. Both Awolowo and Ojukwu are dead today, their carcasses are worthless.

If Igbos have another secessionist agenda, do it intelligently because politics is always a game of interests, otherwise the powers that be will get agitated and unleash violence, which is why I still blame Kanu for endangering thousands of Igbo lives.

As a Christian from the south-west, I can tell you that everyone knows this MURIC already and he has given himself a bad name just because of the attention he seeks from the Buhari regime. Time will tell bro...
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by hammerU: 4:58pm On Jan 27, 2020
YORUBA MUSLIM THINK THEY REPRESENT SW AS THE MAJORITY.


HENCE, THEY EXPECT THE YORUBAS TO DO AS THEY SAY.


WE HAVE YORUBA.



THEN WE HAVE YORUBA MUSLIM.



THEY ARE NOT THE SAMETHING.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by golddare: 5:00pm On Jan 27, 2020
References:
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Governors of Southwest States to allow the Operation Amotekun embrace all citizens living in the sub-region.

MURIC also advised that the new security organization should not lean towards any religion or target any ethnic group for victimization.

The call was made in a statement on Monday issued to DAILY POST by the Director of the human rights organization, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.

This was sequel to the resolution of the governors of the South West to give a legal backing to the Amotekun security outfit.

The statement added, “No homo sapien compos mentis living in Yorubaland will oppose the setting up of a security outfit to complement the existing security agencies on ground (the army, police, NNDC, DSS, etc).

“We all want lives and properties secured all over Nigeria. That is why people living on every street have security arrangements in place while some individuals also have both day and night guards in their private offices and homes.

“It is therefore mischievous to give the impression that Muslims are against the South West security initiative. No reasonable Nigerian today will frown at attempts to boost security in any part of the country. What we oppose is the religious and ethnic tinge which the handlers gave Amotekun.

“You cannot blame Muslims for crying out when you ask them to bring birth certificates from churches before joining Amotekun. Neither can you expect them to stand akimbo when you tell them to bring letters of recommendation from churches.

“Muslims in the Yoruba enclave are not opposing Amotekun per se. What they oppose is a situation where a ostensibly anti-Islam security outfit comes into operation in Yorubaland.

“Apart from the reference to birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors, the choice of nomenclature is another controversial issue because it has a strong Christian identity.

“Why ‘Amotekun’ as a name for crying out loud? Research has revealed the biblical origin of this name and it makes Muslims suspicious. Why Amotekun of all brands?

“Jeremiah 5:6 says, ‘A leopard shall guard over their city’. Amotekun is mentioned in this verse with particular reference to guarding a city.

“Now, we have a sub-region where Muslims have been under persecution for ages coming up with a security outfit under the name of the same leopard mentioned in the bible as a guard over the city.

“This is not a coincidence. The handlers of Amotekun picked the name deliberately from the bible in order to score a spiritual point. It is very critical. It calls for serious concern. So why give a security unit a religious name?

“We advise the planners of the new security outfit to give it another name in the interest of peace and harmony in the sub-region. This is necessary if they want to carry all stakeholders along. Amotekun as a name is already controversial. We do not need a Christian security unit.

“Neither do we need a Muslim security outfit. The security agency in the South West must not only be neutral, it must also be seen to be neutral.

“We affirm that Muslims form the majority in the population of the South West. They are therefore critical stakeholders and the unity of the Yoruba cannot become fait accompli without involving the Muslims in the sub-region. Muslims must be carried along in any security network in the zone. We are interested in security.

“We are security conscious. We will therefore join a South West security initiative if it is not tainted with Christian landmarks. We will have confidence in a security outfit that involves Muslim leaders, not one that parades pastors, bishops and archbishops alone.

“It must also be noted that a security group that starts with subtle threats to our brethren in faith in another part of the country cannot be safe for Muslims in Yorubaland. There is no racism or tribalism in Islam (Qur’an 49:13). It is a global brotherhood. Yoruba Muslims love Yorubaland.

“They also love Nigeria. But they owe their Creator, Allah, an unflinching and undiluted love towards their brothers and sisters in Islam no matter their race, tribe or colour. From Allah we came and unto Allah we shall return.

“On that Day, nobody will be judged on the basis of his tribe but on the basis of his deeds on earth. Nonetheless, we believe in a united Nigeria and we will support a security unit that constitutes no threat to any tribe in the country, be it Igbo, Fulani, Ijaw, or Tiv.

“However, the latest assurance coming from certain quarters that birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors was not part of the original pre-requisites is most welcome.

“MURIC will support any security arrangement anywhere in Nigeria so long as such arrangement is devoid of gymnastic religiousity and acrobatic ethnicity.

“In addition, the organisers of Amotekun must desist from attempts to intimidate perceived opponents of the scheme. Leaders of the group must caution their foot-soldiers against excesses.

“They must distance themselves from arm-twisting gimmicks like deliberately misinterpreting statements made by people who oppose the Amotekun idea.

“For instance, MURIC has very strong evidence that some elements in the Amotekun camp have issued death threats to its leader. That is unacceptable. It is an attempt to silence opposition.

“All opinions must be allowed in a democracy. That is freedom of speech. Those who attempt to muzzle opinions give the impression that they have hidden agenda. It presupposes that the Amotekun security project will be biased and unprofessional when it finally comes on board. We refuse to be intimidated. It changes nothing in our stand and style of advocacy.

“In a nutshell, as the organisers deliberate on the legal framework to back the complementary security project in the South West, we advise that such legal framework includes a clause that lays emphasis on religious neutrality, security for all citizens residing in Yorubaland regardless of their ethnic background and a new name which is acceptable to all faiths.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/01/27/amotekun-islamic-group-sends-message-to-southwest-governors/

Medicine after death, i am still waiting for these guys objective view on the project Nigeria
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by armadeo(m): 5:01pm On Jan 27, 2020
tooth4tooth:
This old man should stop running this one-man noise making organisation . In as much as he's getting too boring, the attention he seeks that have never been accorded him is running him insane already undecided

You hit the nail on the head.


Who is farakhan Rememner that on channels abi na AIT.

Who is this muric guy.

P.s at op stop trying to drag yoruba muslims into your fray. If my estate starts adding more security to the area why should yohnliving in another place be complaining? Leave them alone e no concern u unless you be thief
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Simbrixton(m): 5:01pm On Jan 27, 2020
i be yoruba but this muric guy is obviously becoming a problem

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Nobody: 5:02pm On Jan 27, 2020
orisa37:






Amotekun will use Pesticides for this Kokoro.

Akintola is right.
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Priwillo: 5:03pm On Jan 27, 2020
This nigga again
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Russianlord101(m): 5:04pm On Jan 27, 2020
This man na oloriburuku o saying jack shit up and down trying to cause confusion
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by GiftEminibest: 5:04pm On Jan 27, 2020
Corrections:
PROFESSOR OF BITTERNESS AND HATRED HAS COME AGAIN WITH HIS USUAL MISSION OF SPREADING HATRED AND BITTERNESS AMONG YORUBA PEOPLE ALONG RELIGIOUS LINE......this man needs to be hospitalized.
Like seriously, he needs to.
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by wayitis: 5:05pm On Jan 27, 2020
No wow o, so the leopard is now a Christian just because it was mentioned in the Bible. This music people are really mumuric.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Exmilitant(m): 5:06pm On Jan 27, 2020
But Yoruba Muslim4 Are Nnt Considered True Muslims Na. Who Is This Man Speaking For?

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Taeewo(m): 5:06pm On Jan 27, 2020
He is not representing we muslim..

You guys should just take note on that, anything he says should just see as what Nnamdi Kanu too do say.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Nobody: 5:08pm On Jan 27, 2020
MayorofLagos:


You get mouth sha. If you enter Yoruba family compound you fit tell who be muslim and who be christian?

You just open mouth talk. Prof. Akintola has Christians in his own family and he mingles with them. The guy is a political comedian.

The guy probably collects money from the Saudis, most Muslim clerics do.

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Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by Iamgrey5(m): 5:08pm On Jan 27, 2020
Pnaman:

Same Gani adams that attend Rccg convention every y at is a muslim??..you must be high Baba is all in one ..
Ganiyu is a name in Bible right?

The fact that he attends Christian gathering shows Yorubas don't do religious discrimination.
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by mikebabs101: 5:09pm On Jan 27, 2020
leksite120:
Shut up, who are the southwest , are they not the southwest , the Muslims are even more in southwest, so who is the southwest, its you people that cause discrimination among the Yoruba with your words (Yoruba Muslims, Yoruba Christians) , outside nairaland, I've never perceived such before, An average Yoruba understand both religion cos we've been peacefully coexisting for a long time
yes I totally agree, outside nairaland, there is really nothing like Yoruba muslim or Yoruba Christian, Yoruba are smart and enlighten enough to coexist peacefully
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by ajadi4real: 5:09pm On Jan 27, 2020
Ijafara lewu meaning negligience is dangerous. Prof, this is well said. The authorities concerned should debunk the allegation.
crownwealth:
Mad cow
Re: Amotekun: MURIC Sends Message To Southwest Governors by wink2015(m): 5:09pm On Jan 27, 2020
References:
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Governors of Southwest States to allow the Operation Amotekun embrace all citizens living in the sub-region.

MURIC also advised that the new security organization should not lean towards any religion or target any ethnic group for victimization.

The call was made in a statement on Monday issued to DAILY POST by the Director of the human rights organization, Prof. Ishaq Akintola.

This was sequel to the resolution of the governors of the South West to give a legal backing to the Amotekun security outfit.

The statement added, “No homo sapien compos mentis living in Yorubaland will oppose the setting up of a security outfit to complement the existing security agencies on ground (the army, police, NNDC, DSS, etc).

“We all want lives and properties secured all over Nigeria. That is why people living on every street have security arrangements in place while some individuals also have both day and night guards in their private offices and homes.

“It is therefore mischievous to give the impression that Muslims are against the South West security initiative. No reasonable Nigerian today will frown at attempts to boost security in any part of the country. What we oppose is the religious and ethnic tinge which the handlers gave Amotekun.

“You cannot blame Muslims for crying out when you ask them to bring birth certificates from churches before joining Amotekun. Neither can you expect them to stand akimbo when you tell them to bring letters of recommendation from churches.

“Muslims in the Yoruba enclave are not opposing Amotekun per se. What they oppose is a situation where a ostensibly anti-Islam security outfit comes into operation in Yorubaland.

“Apart from the reference to birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors, the choice of nomenclature is another controversial issue because it has a strong Christian identity.

“Why ‘Amotekun’ as a name for crying out loud? Research has revealed the biblical origin of this name and it makes Muslims suspicious. Why Amotekun of all brands?

“Jeremiah 5:6 says, ‘A leopard shall guard over their city’. Amotekun is mentioned in this verse with particular reference to guarding a city.

“Now, we have a sub-region where Muslims have been under persecution for ages coming up with a security outfit under the name of the same leopard mentioned in the bible as a guard over the city.

“This is not a coincidence. The handlers of Amotekun picked the name deliberately from the bible in order to score a spiritual point. It is very critical. It calls for serious concern. So why give a security unit a religious name?

“We advise the planners of the new security outfit to give it another name in the interest of peace and harmony in the sub-region. This is necessary if they want to carry all stakeholders along. Amotekun as a name is already controversial. We do not need a Christian security unit.

“Neither do we need a Muslim security outfit. The security agency in the South West must not only be neutral, it must also be seen to be neutral.

“We affirm that Muslims form the majority in the population of the South West. They are therefore critical stakeholders and the unity of the Yoruba cannot become fait accompli without involving the Muslims in the sub-region. Muslims must be carried along in any security network in the zone. We are interested in security.

“We are security conscious. We will therefore join a South West security initiative if it is not tainted with Christian landmarks. We will have confidence in a security outfit that involves Muslim leaders, not one that parades pastors, bishops and archbishops alone.

“It must also be noted that a security group that starts with subtle threats to our brethren in faith in another part of the country cannot be safe for Muslims in Yorubaland. There is no racism or tribalism in Islam (Qur’an 49:13). It is a global brotherhood. Yoruba Muslims love Yorubaland.

“They also love Nigeria. But they owe their Creator, Allah, an unflinching and undiluted love towards their brothers and sisters in Islam no matter their race, tribe or colour. From Allah we came and unto Allah we shall return.

“On that Day, nobody will be judged on the basis of his tribe but on the basis of his deeds on earth. Nonetheless, we believe in a united Nigeria and we will support a security unit that constitutes no threat to any tribe in the country, be it Igbo, Fulani, Ijaw, or Tiv.

“However, the latest assurance coming from certain quarters that birth certificates from churches and letters of reference from pastors was not part of the original pre-requisites is most welcome.

“MURIC will support any security arrangement anywhere in Nigeria so long as such arrangement is devoid of gymnastic religiousity and acrobatic ethnicity.

“In addition, the organisers of Amotekun must desist from attempts to intimidate perceived opponents of the scheme. Leaders of the group must caution their foot-soldiers against excesses.

“They must distance themselves from arm-twisting gimmicks like deliberately misinterpreting statements made by people who oppose the Amotekun idea.

“For instance, MURIC has very strong evidence that some elements in the Amotekun camp have issued death threats to its leader. That is unacceptable. It is an attempt to silence opposition.

“All opinions must be allowed in a democracy. That is freedom of speech. Those who attempt to muzzle opinions give the impression that they have hidden agenda. It presupposes that the Amotekun security project will be biased and unprofessional when it finally comes on board. We refuse to be intimidated. It changes nothing in our stand and style of advocacy.

“In a nutshell, as the organisers deliberate on the legal framework to back the complementary security project in the South West, we advise that such legal framework includes a clause that lays emphasis on religious neutrality, security for all citizens residing in Yorubaland regardless of their ethnic background and a new name which is acceptable to all faiths.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/01/27/amotekun-islamic-group-sends-message-to-southwest-governors/


Muric kept silence all this while.

They refuse to condemn their brother in the Islamic faith from the north who were at the fore front of fight the establishment of Amotekun.

Muric take am easy now.

What is the necessary for all this fuzz?

Amotekun is just starting.

It has not gone through the legal process to get it fully operational.

It still needs to pass through the state houses of assembly.

Why is Muric under pressure to express their worries?

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