By Jigawa Post
An Islamic Group known as Jamatut Tajdidul Islam (JTI) has raised suspicions against the agitators and promoters of Hunger Protest, described failure to present their identity as a sign of insincerity and hiding agenda..
The group called on its members and general public to desist from participating in to the same August demonstration to avoid geapadizing the life and properties of re the.
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JTI announced it’s position on the said Hunger Protest in a press release it issued to newsmen which was signed by its Nation President ( Mudir Arm) Engr Shiekh Abubakar Mujahid.
” Though according to our understanding of Islamic Jurisprudence, peaceful demonstration
(known as Muzahara), industrial action (also called strike) and peaceful rally,
conducted in order to demand certain rights from Government or to protest
certain policies or to call for what is Islamically right and good or to refute and denounce what is Islamically wrong and evil are permissible”
“However those calling for the 10 days nationwide demonstration are faceless and have failed to answer so many questions, therefore the agitation and the demonstration remained questionable, and Islam did not allowed ones to participate in activities that you have no certainty on”,.
“,The leadership of JTI does not support the participation of its members
or any other person in the planned demonstrationfon as sponsors of the protest are not known, ,their real motives and mode of operation cannot be verified
” As the leaders of the agitation for the demonstration are unknown, the
participants will not know from whom to take instructions, this will make the process vulnarebles to hijack by people with sinister motives which may turn it to bloody and
“Also there is no timeline for the termination of the protests, can get out of hands and degenerate into chaos and unrest
According to the narratives available on social media some commentators
are referring to the protest as “a revolution” to topple the government,
while others use such terminologies as “week of fury”. All these are
pointers to the fact that the protest could lead to loss of lives and
properties.
While calling on all our members and all peace loving citizens to desist from
participating in the said protest, and look into other peaceful methods of
achieving their demands, Jama’atut Tajdidil Islamyis using this medium to call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to, as a matter of great urgency, properly and positively address the issues that are of grave concern to the citizens,.
This included Economic hardship brought about by high inflation rates, dwindling value of the Naira and removal of subsidies., Rampant insecurity causing daily losses in life and property as well as preventing economic pursuits and free movement of citizens.
“The ordinary citizens of Nigeria are under daily threat of hunger, economic
hardships, displacement, abductions, killings, maiming, and loss of properties
among others. If government is not sensitive to these realities the very roots of our existence as a nation can be challenged, and peace will become elusive in our country” The statement revealed
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