Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has referred to as for the investigation and prosecution of a younger man seen in a viral video allegedly threatening Christians in Enugu State, whereas insisting that his views don’t characterize Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS).
Sani mentioned the person ought to be investigated and delivered to ebook over the inflammatory remarks, however warned in opposition to attributing his alleged threats to the Islamic organisation or its members.
The former lawmaker made this recognized in a follow-up publish on his verified Facebook web page on Monday, following his earlier defence of JIBWIS amid public outrage over the footage.
“The viral video that showed a young man threatening Christians is condemnable. He should be investigated and brought to Book,” Sani wrote.
He added that the person’s remarks shouldn’t be interpreted because the official place of JIBWIS or its members.
“However, his inflammatory views doesn’t represent the official views of JIBWIS nor that of its members,” he said.
Describing JIBWIS as a peaceable organisation, Sani mentioned it was made up of volunteers dedicated to humanitarian actions and Islamic non secular causes by means of schooling and group service.
According to him, “JIBWIS is a civil and non violent group of volunteers dedicated to humanitarian and peaceful Islamic religious causes through education and community service and engagement.”
He additional maintained that the organisation had by no means supported violence in opposition to any non secular group since its institution.
“Since decades of its founding, the group has never supported or ever aligned itself with any form of violence against any faith. JIBWIS has always been in the forefront of preaching religious tolerance and peace,” he added.
Sani concluded by cautioning in opposition to utilizing the alleged conduct of 1 particular person to guage a whole non secular organisation or religion.
“The deranged views of one person cannot be used as the opinion of a group or a faith,” he mentioned.
The controversy adopted the circulation of a video exhibiting a person main a gaggle of boys as they marched alongside a road whereas singing in Hausa.
The chant requires an AK-47 rifle to allow the singer to journey to Enugu and open fireplace on folks attending church companies on Sunday. Translated lyrics additionally describe Enugu as a land of “infidels” and embody sounds imitating gunfire.
The uniform worn by these within the footage has been related to the First Aid Group (FAG), the humanitarian and volunteer service arm of JIBWIS, whose members are regionally generally known as ’Yan Agaji.
However, the uniform alone doesn’t set up whether or not the people within the video are registered members of the organisation or whether or not the exercise was authorised by its management.
The footage has sparked issues over non secular intolerance, threats in opposition to worshippers and the potential publicity of youngsters to violent rhetoric, prompting requires the authorities to determine these concerned and examine the alleged threats.
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