Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said the Christmas Day bombing in Madalla, Niger State, is a sad, irresponsible and condemnable act, which has no justification in Islam.
Addressing a retreat of Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding in Osogbo, the state capital, the governor urged genuine Muslims to condemn the sect’s action as ungodly and dastardly.
He said as a Muslim, he was outraged by the action of the bombers, which he noted was not justifiable by any religious teaching or doctrine.
Aregbesola said no genuine Muslim should accept the activities of the Boko Haram sect in the name of Islam.
Expressing displeasure over the incident, the governor noted that even in a war situation, women, children and even the dead are protected.
He said the killings and maiming by the sect must not be tolerated anymore.
Aregbesola condemned those hiding under the guise of waging a religious war (Jihad) on defenceless people, saying Islam has never been a tool of oppression, exploitation, crisis or chaos.
He said: “The time has come for Muslims and indeed NASFAT, as the most educated and organised Islamic organisation, to urgently convene a national summit where the meaning and implications of Jihad in a modern state like Nigeria will be spelt out.”
This national summit, the governor posited, should involve Islamic scholars, leaders and groups from all parts of the country.
He noted that NASFAT is the most appropriate Islamic group to convey the summit because of its large following.
Aregbesola warned that if NASFAT and other Islamic groups fail to urgently address the issue, the outrageous acts of the Boko Haram sect would rub off negatively on Islam and Muslims.
The governor also addressed the 13th annual National Conference of another Islamic group, the Jamaatu Tawunun, in Iwo, Osun State.
He warned those hiding under the guise of propagating Islam but are terrorising innocent civilians and causing violence to stop using the name of Allah to kill.
The governor was turbaned for his progressive actions designed to bring ideal democracy to Osun State.
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Bombings by sect irresponsible, condemnable, says Aregbesola