Group tasks government on security

Group tasks government on security
NAN-H-29
Security
By Usman Aliyu
Ilorin, Jan. 24, 2018 (NAN) Young Muslims’ Association of Nigeria (YMAN) has called on government at all levels to boost the nation’s.

The group urged government to ensure security of lives and property of citizens including the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country.

The association made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its 38th annual national conference held in Aran-Orin, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara.

The communiqué was signed by the Public Relations Officer of the union, Malam Ismail Bello, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday.

However, the group enjoined citizens to exhibit some degree of tolerance and love for one another.

The communiqué also urged government to collaborate with community, religious and opinion leaders to find a workable solution to the crisis, noting that if unabated, it was capable of worsening the economy of the country.

Besides, the association urged the Federal Government to urgently end the protracted fuel scarcity causing lots of hardship to the people.

“We thought the so-called removal of subsidy has solved the problem, that it can rear its ugly head after all efforts of the government should be seen as a serious embarrassment to the nation”, it said.

The association expressed concern with what it described as cases of harassment and discrimination against Muslim women/girls in schools and offices in some cases.

“The issue bordering on the recently concluded Nigerian Law School Induction ceremony, where a Muslim lady was denied `Call to Bar’ due to her Hijab (Muslim veil) and another had her Hijab mutilated was an example of such embarrassment.

“While calling on all arms of government to ensure the matter is resolved with fairness and justice, all Nigerian citizens; Muslim and Non-Muslims alike, are to note that under no circumstance should any Nigerian be molested or denied her right due to the observance and manifestation of his or her faith”, it said.

While identifying power as one of the major problems in the country, the group said that Zakkat would eradicate poverty in the society.

The group also advocated for pre-marital blood screening as a means of reducing the rate of sickle cell disease.

This it said was necessary due to the enormous health and cost implications of present medical solutions to the disease and the anti-Islamic practices embarked upon by some victims particularly as post-marital prevention. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola