Jama’atu Nasril Islam has lauded the police for averting another Kaduna crisis by foiling the bombing of Living Faith Church Sabon Tasha last Sunday, while urging those trying to give the suspected bomber different identity to desist from mischief-making.
JNI, who lamented the recent increase in insecurity, kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry, urged government and security agencies to rise up and uphold the security of lives and properties across the country. The Islamic body also tasked Nigerians not to politicise insecurity in any part of the country along religion, tribal or ethnic lines, noting that crime does not pick its victim based on sentiments.
A statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by the JNI Secretary General, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, commended security agencies for their gallant and insecurity eforts in the face of adversaries, while urging them to double their efforts and bring an end to the rising insecurity that threatened to undo all that they have done in securing lives and properties of Nigerians and returning peace to the people.
“Jama’atu Nasril Islam under the leadership of His Eminence, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, JNI, is worried and pained by the renewed and escalated magnitude of insecurity in the country generally and the North in particular, through the wanton destruction of lives and property, rampant kidnapping, armed robbery and brigandage, the menace of drug abuse.
“The shocking news of the attempted bombing of a church at Sabon Tasha in Kaduna last Sunday by one Nathaniel Samuel (apparently a Christian himself with sinister motive) would have been a trigger of another dangerous violent conflict, had it not been intercepted by the Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna would have been on fire by now. The Jama’atu Nasril Islam gives kudos to the police.
“But what is disgusting is that some notorious tribal jingoists and religious bigots want to obliterate facts on the ground on the identity of the intending church bomber, Nathaniel Samuel. Attempting to dubiously change the narrative will do nothing but worsen the situation. Government must deal decisively with such unscrupulous elements who are enemies of peaceful coexistence in our dear country.
“Government must make Nigerian communities safe and secure. Issues of security must be accorded all the seriousness it deserves at all levels. Nigerians must be careful not to politicise security matters, trivialising them or basing them on ethnic, religious or regional lines. Criminal acts are crimes and their perpetrators must be dealt with as criminals. It doesn’t matter whose ox is gored.
“The unfortunate incident in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state, which resulted in the killing of many people is utterly condemnable. We must in the same breath commend the security agencies for apprehending the most wanted suspects in the dastardly murder of late General Alkali, the case of which is still awaiting closure.
“We are all happy that Plateau has said goodbye to the past dark times through the efforts of the peace loving government of Governor Lalong, only to be drawn back to the painful experience with this Bokkos incidence.
“We are always assiduously praying for total eradication of violent conflict, drug abuse and wanton destruction of lives and property of the citizenry, and the restoration of normalcy in our dear country. All peace loving Nigerians must work hard towards eradicating all the menaces of insecurity,” JNI added.
