The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has tackled President Bola Tinubu over rising insecurity, saying the devastation caused by security challenges in the country is a source of concern.
According to group, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, killings and other violent crime have become common, with hundreds of people including schoolchildren and women growing more vulnerable by the day, reports Daily Trust.
The group said this today during a press briefing marking the global 10-day Ashura commemoration, held at Zakzaky Hall in Anguwan Rogo, Jos North LGA, Plateau State.
Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Gangare, the group’s representative in the state who led the briefing, also faulted Tinubu’s administration over what they described as “bad governance” witnessed in the country, stressing that the high cost of living is the major problem for the common man.
“The most agonising manifestation of this failure is the relentless, organised kidnapping of innocent school children across Nigeria. From the recent devastating mass abductions in Oyo State — where pupils as young as toddlers and their teachers were dragged into forests — to the ongoing nightmare in the communities of the North-West and North-East, our educational institutions have become processing centers for terrorism and ransom, “ he said.
Speaking on the significance of the Ashura commemoration, Sheikh Auwal noted that Ashura is not a mere historical footnote buried in the sands of Iraq; it is a living, breathing manifesto for human dignity, calling for total reform in governance.
The group, therefore, called on the Tinubu administration to rise up to the occasion for total reform to address the socioeconomic economic crisis, for the betterment of its citizens.
“We demand that the federal government and respective state authorities deploy every resource at their disposal to rescue all remaining school children and teachers currently held in terrorist camps across Oyo, Zamfara, Borno, and elsewhere.
“Islah — the total reform of a decaying society, the restoration of justice, and a fierce, uncompromising refusal to pledge allegiance to corrupt, tyrannical leaders who plunder the commonwealth while the masses bleed, “ he added.
