The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the killing of a pregnant Northern woman, Fatima, and her four children in Anambra State.
It was gathered that the heavily pregnant Fatima and her little kids were killed on Sunday, May 22, 2022, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
MURIC chided the blatant deed in a statement signed
by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola on Wednesday, May 25.
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It reads:
“We strongly condemn this killing. It is brutish, horrendous, and barbaric. No family deserves to be wiped out in this manner.
We call on the security agencies to smoke out the killers and bring them to justice. At the same time, we ask all men of conscience to speak up and condemn this killing.
In particular, we ask the British Embassy in Nigeria and other Western sources to condemn this ugly incident with the same vehemence that they condemned other killings.
In the same vein, we charge all social critics who have condemned other killings to speak up against this latest brutality.
We call for fairness in comments on developments in Nigeria. Selective condemnation of evil cannot bring peace either to Nigeria or to the world at large.
In the meantime, we appeal to Northerners not to retaliate. Vengeance will only ignite a cycle of violence. Nigeria needs peace at this crucial time. Therefore, nobody should embark on reprisal killing. It will only compound the problem.”
