Those He Called Terrorists Are Building Schools, Hospitals, helping Nigerians – MURIC Tells Buhari To Ignore Turkish Leader

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Buhari authorities to disregard the allegation made by the visiting Turkish chief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

 

It had been reported that Erdogan had advised the Nigerian media that Turkish terrorist organisations that attempted to take away him from workplace have been in Nigeria.

 

However MURIC, in a press release signed by Ishaq Akintola, its nationwide director, suggested Buhari to solely key into the pragmatic good points of Erdogan’s go to reasonably than dissipate power on a wild-goose chase.

 

MURIC mentioned that these teams being described as terrorists by Erdogan have been in Nigeria for over 20 years constructing main, secondary faculties, universities, hospitals, participating in humanitarian providers, aiding poor Muslims to satisfy spiritual obligations like hajj and sacrificial animals.

 

“We heartily welcome the bilateral agreements signed by Nigeria and Turkey as they’ve the potential to spice up financial and army development in each international locations,” MURIC mentioned.

 

“Nonetheless, we take the Turkish president’s allegation that there are Turkish terrorists in Nigeria with a pinch of salt. It’s false, baseless and of no consequence in any respect.

 

“We’re conscious of the existence of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists within the nation however we reject the try to label harmless Turkish residents as terrorists simply because there’s a political distinction between them and their president.

 

“He derailed by veering into the problem of opposition members from his nation who reside in Nigeria. He ought to have ignored them.

 

“Erdogan’s humongous Muslim hero picture [will not] becloud or diminish MURIC’s dedication to defending Allah-given elementary human rights of Muslims in Nigeria, be it particular person or group. That is the place the problem of defending the rights of members of HIzmet in Nigeria is available in.

 

“Or is it terrorism to construct hospitals and set up faculties? The terrorists that we all know (Boko Haram) blow up faculties and hospitals. Is it terrorism to construct boreholes for public faculties? Is it terrorism to help Nigerians on hajj and sacrificial animals? Erdogan is our hero as a defender of Islam however his allegation of terrorism in opposition to these folks doesn’t maintain any water in any respect.

 

“What we all know of them is that they construct main and secondary faculties, universities and hospitals. Additionally they interact in humanitarian providers, aiding poor Muslims to satisfy spiritual obligations like hajj and sacrificial animals.

 

“They’ve been on this nation for greater than 20 years (even earlier than Erdogan grew to become Prime Minister) and a number of the establishments established by them in Nigeria are twenty years outdated already. A coup which allegedly occurred in Turkey 5 years in the past whereas these folks have been nonetheless in Nigeria shouldn’t be hanged on their necks.

 

“Sadly they’re already being punished for what occurred of their absence as they don’t seem to be allowed to return to Turkey ever for the reason that coup. Members of their households (wives, husbands, youngsters, and so forth) who’re in Turkey are usually not allowed to journey out to hitch them.

 

“We are able to perceive the sentiment felt by any Muslim who regards Erdogan as a hero.

 

“Nonetheless, FG deserves accolades for securing eight bilateral agreements with Turkey. A few of the agreements embrace safety, power, mining and hydrocarbons.

 

“We advise FG to key into these pragmatic good points of the go to reasonably than dissipate power on a wild goose chase. FG ought to ignore the allegation as a result of Erdogan has no single shred of proof. It’s false, baseless and of no consequence in any respect.”