KADUNA— Northern Muslim leaders have blamed the insecurity occasioned by the Boko Haram Islamic sect’s insurgents on the inability of the Federal Government to prosecute people arrested or accused of perpetrating violence in the past.
They said that such abdication of responsibility was one of the cardinal leadership problems that smacked of insensitivity in governance.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after their conference in Kaduna, yesterday.
The communiqué which was signed by the Chairman of the Communiqué Drafting Committee, Prof. S. Junaidu and the Secretary General of Jama’atul Nasril Islam, JNI, Dr. Khalid Aliyu also frowned at the increasing cases of corruption in the country and asked government to do everything possible to address the issue.
The communiqué read in part, “the prevailing security challenges are partly as a result of individual and collective inability of the Ulamah to stand up to their responsibilities in terms of teaching, disseminating sound knowledge and giving effective leadership.
“That government’s refusal to institute judicial inquiry or prosecution as the case may be, against people arrested and accused of perpetrating violence is an abdication of cardinal leadership responsibility that smacks of insensitivity in governance.
”That since the unity of Muslims is a cardinal obligation, the conference implored scholars to uphold, foster and promote it; scholars must stand up to their rightful position as heirs of the Prophets and shun vices and tread the path of piety and righteousness in order to discharge their obligation of guiding the Ummah duly and effectively, especially as it pertains to the issue of unity.
“That Muslim scholars must uphold the principle of fairness, clemency, tolerance, love and respect towards one another as a way of fostering and promoting unity in the Ulamah.
“That since national security is such a necessity for all and sundry every Nigerian citizen must take sustenance of peace, tranquillity and security as a duty which must be sincerely championed by government officials, religious and community leaders.”
“That Muslim scholars should buckle up in their efforts at educating the general public on the tenets of Islam, inculcating moral uprightness, and in providing effective community-based leadership and social responsibility.
“That the lessons of the life and times of the Sokoto Caliphate leaders and the rich intellectual legacy they left behind pertaining to unity, peace and security must be studied explored and utilized for the purpose of engendering and promoting harmonious co-existence in the country.
“That leaders should stop patronizing rapacious and pseudo scholars, if at all they have sincerity of purpose in governance.
“That as evidence of good governance, government at all levels should lead in fighting the endemic corruption in the country by strictly upholding the rule of law against the perpetrators and promoters of that national scourge.
That government should protect the rights of its people with great sense of equity and justice to all for the purpose of entrenching peaceful coexistence and inter-religious harmony in the country according to Nigerian Law. In any case, the rule of law must be upheld and respected.
“That the government can curtail youthful restiveness only by addressing the problems of unemployment, drug abuse, sexual perversion, indiscipline and undue radicalization of any type.
“That anybody found culpable of perpetrating violence and aggression against peace loving Nigerians must be brought to book without partiality.
“That the meeting unanimously called upon the insurgents to tread the path of peace and accept the dialogue as offered by the Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of the Security Challenges in the North.’’
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