The Muslims Rights Concern has strongly kicked against the violent activities of members of IPOB over the maltreatment meted out to muslins in the eastern part of the country, describing the action as ‘cowardly, unjustifiable and psychopathically sadistic’.
The group stated this in a statement issued to the press on Sunday which was signed by the president, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the group lamented that the actions of IPOB was wicked and ungodly since majority of Muslims in the eastern part of the country are usually the poor and as such, the treatment ,meted out to them was undeserving.
While drawing a link between the attack on muslins and mosques to the alleged hate speeches of the leader of IPOB, the group calls on the leaders of the eastern part of the country to prevail in this matter so that peace is restored.
It stated: MURIC asserts that these gruesome attacks are a direct product of hate speeches delivered by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed terrorist group, IPOB. Kanu has allegedly berated Yoruba ‘bastards’ and their leaders and pronounced the death sentence on every Nigerian living in the ‘Nigerian zoo’. It is not surprising, therefore, that IPOB terrorists have started killing innocent Hausa people and attacking Yoruba mosques. Objective and pragmatic leaders of thought in the South East should prevail on Kanu and IPOB members to stop their terrorist activities henceforth.”
The group also calls for arrest and prosecution of persons who are found to be guilty of these despicable acts and commended the military for its timely intervention and urged Muslims not to carry out any reprisal attack.
It further called on the Yoruba elders to add their voice to the gruesome activities to show the unity in the Yoruba race.