NSCIA Raises Alarm Over ‘Persistent Attacks’ On Muslims, Urges Government To Act

By Salifu Usman
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to take urgent steps to halt what it described as persistent attacks, marginalisation and negative profiling of Islam and Muslims in Nigeria, warning that continued inaction could threaten national peace and stability.
In a statement signed by its Public Affairs Officer, Abbas Jimoh, on behalf of the President-General of the Council, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the NSCIA said it remained committed to peace, national unity and religious harmony despite what it termed “unwarranted provocation” against Muslims.
The Council stressed that while Musli...