The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has reacted to the killing of over 40 rice farmers in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.
JNI in a statement released by its
Secretary-General Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, alleged that bandits now set rules
that must be obeyed in some communities.
Daily Trust reported that the group added
that Nigerians have become so much terrified as nowhere is safe.
The statement read;
“Unfortunately, the common man is caught
in-between two contending phenomenon; when he goes to the farm, he gets killed
and when he stays at home he dies of hunger. It should be known that this
singular act of Zabarmari was a calculated attempt to instill fears among
farmers and jeopardize the frantic efforts of returning Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs) to their localities by the Borno state government under the leadership
of Governor Babagana Umar Zulum.
“JNI identifies with the government and
people of Borno State, over the gruesome massacre of innocent rice farmers in
Zabarmari, Jere Local Government, which was the height of bloodletting ever
committed in recent history. Fourty-three (43) human beings as reported by the
media were slaughtered without any intervention by the security forces in the
area. The senseless act stand condemned in the strongest of terms.
“Wanton killings, acts of banditry,
kidnapping for ransom, high rate of unemployment amongst the youths, rape and
all forms of terrorism have now become the ‘New Trend’ in our communities.
Nigerians have become so much terrified, as nowhere is safe; the home, the
farms and the roads.
For how long, would we continue to live a
life in fear?
”For how long, can we continue to wait in
vain? For how long shall we continue to condemn acts of terrorism without any
concerted efforts in ending it? For how long, would we continue to remain
indolent? And for how long can we continue to remain hopeless in a precarious
situation such as what we are in presently?
“We appreciate the tireless efforts of the
Borno State Governor, His Excellency, Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum and once again
call on the federal government to rise up to its responsibilities and do well
beyond the traditional condemnation, as lip service(s) on security matters
should stop.
“Muslims should eschew all forms of
disobedience to Allah (SWT), repent and go back to the ways of the Lord of the
universe, while Imams must not relent, to recommence the Qunootun-Nawazil
(special prayers at calamitous periods in the last Raka’at of each obligatory
prayer and non-obligatory prayers), seeking Allah’s intervention for an end to
these repeated sad pogroms.”
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