An Islamic propagation body, Da’awa Coordination Council of Nigeria (DCCN), has called on Muslim Youths, to remain law abiding and avoid any act that could distract the peace and unity of Nigeria.
Its national president, Malam Lawal Maidoki made the remarks at a Press conference in Sokoto on Friday.
According to Maidoki, the Council is concerned over the happenings in France, especially in relation to actions aimed at tarnishing the image of Islamic religion.
He said that the attack on Islam in that country had become a recurring decimal, stressing that this time, it was direct attack on the personality of tlProphet Muhammad.
“In deed this attack which was started by a French magazine Charley Hebdo, is not only to trigger unnecessary fresh bloodshed in France but targeted the whole World.
“As Muslims we are not only most sensitive to the sanctity of human life, but also thought to respect other people’s dignity.
“This is in addition to preaching that Islam is always a religion of peace, brotherhood and harmony globally,” Maidoki said.
He lamented that although France colonized some Muslim countries, President Emmanuel Macron was claiming to protect them in spite of the continued acrimony against them.
“But the President still supports pronouncements targeted at insulting the personality of the Prophet and declaring Muslims as terrorist.
“This is not only an issue of concern but intolerable and unacceptable by all Muslims in the whole World,” Maidoki said.
He challenged analysts and opinion leaders to tell the whole world that France, which sees Muslims, is the actual terrorist.
“Please tell us who are the terrorist, is it the innocent children, displaced persons and migrants who were chased out of there countries and homes? Or those who chased them out and killed so many of them?
“History is still documented, was it not France that massacred over 400,000 Islamic scholars by slaughtering them during colonisation of Chad Republic, they cut their heads and deposited them in their museum.
“Is it not the same France who’s leader accused Islam of terrorism, that massacred over 10 million people in Algeria as documented by a popular French historian Jack Jorkie.
“Where are the human right watch and activist, is this not a violation of human rights. Are the perpetrators of this heinous act of inhumanity you recognized as developed society,” he added.
Maidoki fecilitated the Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III for his 14 years anniversary on the throne.
