The Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS, has condemned requires violence in opposition to non-Muslims in Plateau and Enugu States.
The group distanced itself from a viral video through which some individuals allegedly urged assaults utilizing AK-47 rifles.
The organisation stated it could not support any call to assault or kill anybody, no matter their faith.
The National Publicity Secretary of JIBWIS, Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Ashiru, stated this in an announcement issued on the group’s headquarters in Jos on Tuesday.
“We are yet to confirm whether the video is authentic, but our position against violence remains clear,” Ashiru stated.
Ashiru stated JIBWIS had but to confirm the video’s authenticity however confused that the organisation wouldn’t condone any call to assault or kill anybody.
He stated the group, below the management of Ash-Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahaya Jingir, rejected violence, particularly at a time when many Nigerians had been scuffling with insecurity.
“Banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and Boko Haram attacks continue to affect communities across the country, while comments that promote violence can threaten peaceful coexistence and create unnecessary tension among Nigerians,” Ashiru stated.
“We would not support any call capable of disturbing the peace of Nigeria, as such comments are capable of inciting violence and creating unnecessary tension among Nigerians,” he stated.
He confused that anybody making such statements within the title of JIBWIS didn’t signify the organisation’s place.
He urged safety businesses to examine the video, set up its authenticity and determine these concerned.
He added that anybody discovered accountable ought to face the legislation after a correct investigation by the related authorities.
