Boko Haram activities un-Islamic, devilish – Muslim students

Kaduna – The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) on Wednesday, said the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, was un-Islamic and devilish.

The President of the group in the North, Malam Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, made the condemnation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.

He also condemned the recent bombings at Nyanya in Abuja and abduction of over 200 students by the insurgents.

“This bombing and killing of innocent souls by the Boko Haram has to stop.

“The teaching of boko haram is not Islamic and they don’t represent Islam, they are not Muslims. Islam is a religion of peace.”

He expressed the belief that the present security challenges facing the country has some external influences which the government must look into.

Arrigasiyyu also said the government should not allow the insurgents to continue operating with impunity, adding that their activities must be checkmated in the interest of the nation.

The MSSN president cautioned against politicising the current security challenges, saying that fighting terrorism require collective action.

He also called on political leaders in the country to discharge their responsibilities with diligence and the fear of God.

Arrigasiyyu advised youth in the country to seek for knowledge so as not to be misled by “selfish and bad religious scholars espousing wrong ideologies”.

He expressed optimism that the present security challenges facing the country will soon come to an end. (NAN)

 

Boko Haram activities un-Islamic, devilish – Muslim students