Shariah Council wants FG to do more on security, economy, condemns Danjuma’s statement

The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN), Kaduna State chapter, has urged the Federal Government to redouble its efforts at ensuring that peace and security are maintained in the North East and the entire country.

It also asked the government to pay more attention to the economic development of the country.

The council, addressing newsmen in Kaduna through its secretary, AbdurRahaman Hassan, commended the Federal Government on the successes it had recorded in the North East against Boko Haram, the return of Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls and the relative peace in the country, despite “some shortcomings.”

“We urge the government to make more concerted efforts in seeing that peace and security is maintained in the North East in particular and the nation in general, while paying more attention to the economic development of the country,” the council said.

It equally commended the Kaduna State government for keeping the peace and ensuring security in Kasuwan Magani village in Kajuru Local Government Area.

It, however, warned that some miscreants were still perpetrating evil in the area and therefore urged the security agencies to intensify efforts at ensuring peace and order.

The council appealed to the Federal Government to take drastic measures to stop “perpetrators of anarchy in Nigeria to avoid reprisals in case of any attack” and then called on all Muslims to be law abiding and continue to invoke Allah (Qunut) for the peace and progress of the country.

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Meanwhile, SCSN has criticised a former Chief of Army Staff, General T. Y. Danjuma, for calling on the people of Taraba State and all Nigerians to defend themselves against attacks by herdsmen and alleging that the Army was colluding with the hoodlums.

The council said it was unfortunate that “such an unguarded statement” came from “a former player in the Nigerian project.”

It said the call by the retired General on the citizens to take up arms to defend themselves against aggressors and his accusation against the armed forces were as unfortunate as they were condemnable.

“Has the General forgotten that the genocidal killings in Odi in Bayelsa State, Jalingo, Mubi in Taraba State and Zaki Biam in Benue State were  the worst ever recorded under his supervision as the then Minister of Defence? One may tend to ask, how many children of the General still live within the Nigerian shores?” the council said.

It said efforts by the Nigerian Army to demilitarise the armed militias were yielding results and the arms suppliers and conspirators might soon be made to face the law, wondering if “the General is bedevilled with ethnicity, religious bigotry and usurpation” for “not recognising the previous killings and maiming of innocent Muslims in Takum and other towns Taraba State.”

To this end, the council called on the Federal Government to investigate the retired General and prosecute him for “such a most unfortunate statement” as “his action poses a threat to the peace and stability of state.”