An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has commended the National Security Adviser (NSA) as well as the head of the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest of two leaders of Al-Ansaru and Mahmuda terrorist groups which have been operating in Nigeria for some years.
The leaders of the terrorist group are Muhammad Usman, the self-styled Amir of Ansari and his comrade in terrorism, Mahmud al-Nigeri.
Executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof Ishaq Akintola said that the arrest of the commanders of the dreaded terrorist outfit goes to show that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu has been working hard to replicate his brilliant performance and enviable record as head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in his present position.
“The big come-back of the security agencies, their resilience and recent successful onslaughts against Boko Haram, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals can be traced to his methodical cum microscopic re-engineering of Nigeria’s security paraphernalia.” Akintola said, adding that, “equally worthy of encomiums for this feat is the head of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi. His tactics since resuming office in August 2024 have been that of silent but effective containment of security threats which is symptomatic of undiluted professionalism.”
MURIC urged the Federal Government to do more for the security agencies in terms of equipment and welfare, saying that no amount spent on security is wasted because every other sector depends on the safety of the ecosystem to function.
He further stated that, “for the upteenth time, we as an Islamic human rights organization decry terrorism and all forms of violence. True to our avowed motto which is ‘Dialogue, No Violence’, we hold that violence is a square peg while vengeance and justice are round holes. They do not fit. We reject all groups that are promoting, rationalizing or pursuing violence. What you seek is never what you get.
“We assert clearly, unequivocally and emphatically that terrorists do not represent Muslims, rather they are a clog in the wheel of the progress of Islamdom. They smear the good name of Islam and they deface the whole gamut of Islamic architecture.”
