Buhari govt told to stop BBNaija 2019 reality show immediately

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has attacked the government of
President Muhammadu Buhari for allowing the Big Brother Naija
reality TV show go on.

The Islamic group labelled the show being aired on national
television as ‘immoral, dangerous and Bohemian.’

BB Naija, is currently making waves in Nigeria featuring some
romantic scenes among the housemates.

The group’s objection was contacted in a press statement made
available to Nairalaw by its Founder and Director,
Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Friday.

The statement added, “We are being forcibly dragged to a world
of nudity, shamelessness and open promiscuity. Inmates of BBNaija
kiss, romance and engage in sex openly. BBNaija is Bohemian,
anti-social, crude and immoral. It constitutes a potent danger to
every home. BBNaija is Satanic. It is unacceptable.

“Where are our norms and values? Is it part of African culture
to engage in sex in the open? Where are the authorities? Is the
Ministry of Information and Culture sleeping? Is the National
Orientation Agency on sabbatical? Who will protect our children
from this despicable onslaught? Who did this to Nigeria?

“This reality show is dragging our children into a life of moral
debauchery. It is robbing them of the last vestiges of honour. It
is deleting the word ‘shame’ from their vocabulary. BB Naija has
alienated our youth from the elders. A yawning lacuna now exists
between the young and the old. Irreversible social crisis
looms.

“We must see those who woo our young ones with humongous amounts
of money, big cars and palatial buildings as those bent on
destroying industry, diligence and integrity particularly among the
youth. Nothing destroys a nation faster than materialism. The
daughters of Jezebel are here already. Unless the authorities move
with the speed of lightning, human dignity in Nigeria is going,
going, going!

“Or do we not realize that for every single BB Naija inmate who
wins big amount of money and a car, more than 50 million young
people are misled? Qur’an 30:41 says, ‘Evil has appeared on both
land and sea as a result of the handiworks of men…’ The Bible in
Ephesians 4:19 was also describing these people when it says,
‘Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to
sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a
continual lust for more.’

“Already, the desperate quest for wealth by all means has
gripped Nigerian youth like hay fever. It has railroaded them into
Yahoo Yahoo, ritual killings and a museum mentality for the
collection of female panties. Where exactly are we going?

“This development calls for serious concern and we are deeply
concerned because we are the Muslim Rights Concern. Our hearts
bleed in MURIC. This is the kind of evil that Muslim and Christian
leaders should unite to fight with all their strength instead of
dissipating their energy on a phantom Islamisation, a mirage called
Fulanisation, Maradonic religiousity and gymnastic
spirituality.

“We can put an end to this anomaly called BB Naija if Christians
and Muslims bury the hatchet and come together to fight evil. Home
is home. Moral debauchery knows no religion. The destructive
influence of television shows like BB Naija penetrates both
Christian and Muslim homes.

“Ditto for the custodians of our culture and tradition. Our
traditional rulers ignore a program like this which has all the
potentials to diminish the dignity of our culture. They are
fighting over who should be chairman of the Council of traditional
rulers. They want to be the King of kings and rivals of the Supreme
Creator. Who placed a curse on Nigeria?

“Homo sapiens may not respect a single snake when they see one.
But can anyone wait to see what follows if the cobra leads and it
is faithfully followed by the python, the black mamba, rattle
snake, garter snake and the anaconda? So what do you think will
happen if our traditional rulers from the East, West and North
march on Aso Rock to demand the immediate halt of this horrible
show?

“To cap the edifice, MURIC calls for immediate and total ban on
this satanic television show. We charge the Ministry of Information
and Culture to move swiftly against BB Naija before moral
debauchery becomes Nigeria’s middle name. Nigerian youth must be
protected from themselves and the time to do so is now. We invite
the National Assembly to intervene immediately and we appeal to
traditional rulers to add their voices to this campaign.”

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