30th
August, 2021
PRESS RELEASE:
MURIC HAILS THE SECURITY AGENCIES
The Muslim
Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Nigerian Army, the police and other security
agencies for their roles in keeping Boko Haram insurgents, insurrectionists and
separatists at bay.
This was made
known in a press statement issued on Monday, 30th August, 2021 by
the director and founder of the human rights organisation, Professor Ishaq
Akintola.
The statement
reads:
“The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) reviewed the
current security situation in the country over the weekend. While noting the
few security lapses particularly banditry and kidnapping for ransom, MURIC commends
the Nigerian Army, the police, the Department of State Security (DSS), the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Security Agency (NSA)
for their roles in keeping Boko Haram insurgents, opportunistic insurrectionists,
irredentist separatists, merchants of fake news and vendors of hate speech at
bay.
“All may not be
well, we may not have a perfect society or a crime free country, but at least
we know that even advanced countries like the United States and Britain have
their own crime-related headaches in spite of their access to sophisticated
gadgets.
“We appreciate the sacrifices of our patriotic
soldiers who are in the trenches in rain and sunshine. We hail our gallant
policemen who maintain law and order on the roads and in our neighbourhoods. We
salute our wounded soldiers and policemen who are lying in their beds in
various hospitals across the country.
“In particular,
we doff our hats to soldiers who have lost their limbs on the battle field,
policemen who were killed or wounded during attacks on police stations and
brave men and women of the DSS and NSA who have suffered mishaps while on
special missions.
“Our thoughts go
to the families of all these great men at this moment. Our hearts bleed for the
widows and orphans left behind by Nigeria’s fallen heroes. They stayed awake
all night so that we can sleep with both eyes closed. They died so that we can live.
We appreciate them. We cherish them. We assure them that the fact that Nigeria
is still intact today as one indivisible country is an articulate testimony that
they have not fought in vain.
“It is only in Nigeria that the citizens mock their gallant security
agents. The same Nigerian Army they are mocking secured Liberia, Sierra Leone,
Angola, Ethiopia, etc and won laurels for the country. The same Nigerian police
they are deriding have served in Sudan and other African countries and
performed wonderfully.
“Boko Haram occupied 17 local governments up till 2015. The insurgents
were palpably present in Adamawa and Yobe. But today they have been
dispossessed and put on the run by gallant Nigerian soldiers. Suicide bombing
was rampant up till 2016 but we no longer hear of it. Boko Haram is decimated
and technically defeated. The recent surrender of thousands of insurgents speak
volumes about this. They are surrendering to superior forces.
“To our great heroes we
say, ‘Ignore your critics. They are merely giving what they have, namely, pettiness
and shallowness. They cannot appreciate sacrifice and valour. They cannot give
what they don’t have. Small minds cannot appreciate great minds. Keep fighting
for your country. You are in our prayers everyday. Allah bless you all’”
Professor Ishaq
Akintola,
Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)
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