Sheik el-Zakzaky IMN Shiite
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Sheik el-Zakzaky IMN Shiite
leader
Hate-Speech: Shiite Group Warn Police Spokesperson on
Stigmatization
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria has called on the Kano state
police command to call to order its PPRO, SP Magaji Musa Majiya
over what it says is his penchant use of his office to rubbish the
Shia Islamic faith.
The Movement was referring to a recent press conference the
police public relations officer held in which he accused a criminal
of being a former Shiite. It says such description is uncalled for
and unethical since other criminals were not defined by their
faith.
Below is the press statement issued by the Islamic Movement in
Nigeria to the media and signed by Ibrahim Musa, president Media
Forum of the Movement:
“Kano state PPRO engaged in hate speech against Shiites*
On Wednesday, 14th November, 2018, Kano state Police Public
Relations officer (PPRO) SP Magaji Musa Majiya, before a press
conference, said that a former Shiite has been arrested in
collaboration with a dismissed police officer for extortion on
unsuspecting members of the public.
Checks made by the Islamic Movement on the arrested ‘former
Shiite’ has indicated that he is not a true member of the Islamic
Movement, but an informer of the police. This also explains why it
has been easy for him to collaborate with a dismissed police
officer.
However in the first place it is weird for a police officer to
identify a criminal as a Shiite, unless he wants to engage in hate
speech with the intent of whipping up sentiments against the
Shiites. Why didn’t he identify the other criminal as a Sunni,
since Shia and Sunni are the two main Islamic school of thoughts to
which every Muslim must be a member of one?
This is not the first time that SP Majiya is using any slight
opportunity to rubbish the Shia Islamic faith. Hence we find it
appropriate to call on the Nigeria Police command to call him to
order, and remind him to desist from using his office to achieve
some narrow sectarian goals.
We implore members of the public to disregard and discountenance
the insinuation by SP Majiya that Shia harbors criminal elements.
It is a known fact that Shiites are practicing Muslims against any
form of criminality.
SIGNED BY
IBRAHIM MUSA
PRESIDENT MEDIA FORUM OF ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN NIGERIA