Concerned Nigerians for the protection of Human Rights and Rule Law initiative has condemned in strong terms the ‘Fatwa’ declared on its Convener, Deji Adeyanju.
The declaration against Adeyanju comes after his group petitioned American Embassy to investigate allegations of Terrorism and Extremist views against Nigeria’s minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami.
This was disclosed in a statement Monday, signed by Deji Adeyanju’s spokesperson, Theophilus Abu Agada.
Pantami has been under fire since the visual and audio clips of some of his teachings resurfaced over a decade later, some of which showed he was sympathetic to Islamic extremist sects like Al-Qaeda and Taliban.
The statement reads in part, “The followers and supporters of the Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami have declared our convener, Deji Adeyanju an ‘Enemy of Islam’, an action capable of endangering his life.
“They have taken to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media platforms to circulate the picture of our convener with a caption, ‘Enemy of Islam’. We are horrified by their threats to harm our convener for no just cause. This action goes further to show, how dangerous, Isa Pantami and his followers are. We are not surprised by their actions as they are simply following the footsteps of their leader, Dr. Isa Pantami.
“We condemn, in the strongest terms, these extremist views and actions of his followers and supporters which are against all human and Islamic norms. The Noble Laws of Islam forbids all forms of attacks on the innocent.
“We enjoin All Muslims to be united against all those who terrorize the innocent, and those who permit the killing of non-combatants without a justifiable reason. It is worthy of note that Islam has declared the spilling of blood and the destruction of property as absolute prohibition until the Day of Judgment.
The group further called on Pantami to call his followers he has indoctrinated with his extreme views to order.
