MURIC urges governors to form formidable security network

Uba Group

The Muslim Rights Concern has urged Nigerian governors to form a formidable network to curb incessant security challenges bedeviling the country.

The Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, gave the advice at the 2022 World Hijab Day Public Lecture, organised by the Coalition of Muslim Women of Nigeria, held at the National Mosque, on Sunday in Abuja.

Akintola said that the responsibility of securing the country did not depend on the Federal Government alone, adding that every state governor and local government council chairmen had a shared responsibility.

He advised state governors to ensure the judicious utilisation of their monthly security votes and provide support to security agencies in their various states.

He noted that the monthly security votes being claimed by most governors were meant to be dedicated to the provision of securing infrastructure, not to be shared or diverted.

“Security votes are meant to support security agencies to discharge their responsibilities effectively.

“It is very imperative for the 36 state governors to form or create a formidable security network to support security agencies to reduce insecurity to the barest.”

Commenting on World Hijab Day, Akintola said hijab was a symbol of love, adding that whoever discriminated against a single woman who used the hijab, discriminated against the entire nation.

He said that female students wearing hijab in schools needed to be given freedom to use it because it is a mere head cover.

According to him, Section 38, Subsection 1 and 2 of the 1999 Constitution guarantees all forms of religion.

“Therefore, hijab should be allowed in schools. There should be no hindrance to the use of hijab.”

Akintola said that school uniforms should be redesigned to reflect the diverse cultures in the country.

(NAN).