Tag: MURIC
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MURIC urges Muslims to take COVID-19 vaccine without fear
The Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Muslim communities in Nigeria to take the COVID-19 vaccination without any fear. The pro-Muslim non-governmental group said vaccination would help to curb the spread of the Coronavirus. MURIC Director Ishaq Akintola gave the advice on Friday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. “COVID-19 vaccine is…
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Islamic group calls out Obasanjo, slams Bishop Kukah for challenging Buhari
An Islamic group known as Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has come hard on the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Hassan Kukah for daring to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari over the state of the nation, Nigeria. Bishop Kukah had suggested that with the current state of affairs in the country, there would have been…
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#EndSARS: Islamic group cautions Muslims against new protest
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has cautioned Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful against any new protest. MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. “The attention of MURIC has been drawn to subterranean rumblings as precursors of demonstrations. “We like to remind Nigerian Muslims in particular and all citizens…
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MURIC attacks Trump for questioning Buhari over ‘killing of Christians’
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has attacked President Donald Trump of the United States for questioning President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria. The group in a statement signed by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola also accused the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, of selling the…
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Muslim group flays NBA over El-Rufai’s saga
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in Lagos on Friday described the withdrawal of invitation to Nasir el-Rufai to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as “parochial, myopic and jejune”. MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statment, said that the NBA, as a learned group should know better, adding that it was high level prejudice.…
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Withdrawal of invitation to Gov el-Rufai to NBA conference, myopic- MURIC says
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), in Lagos on Friday described the withdrawal of invitation to Nasir el-Rufai to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as “parochial, myopic and jejune”. MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statment, said that the NBA, as a learned group should know better, adding that it was high level prejudice.…
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CRA calls for arrest, prosecution of MURIC leaders over alleged links with ISWAP
The Christian Rights Agenda CRA, has called on the Federal government to immediately arrest and prosecute leaders of Muslims Rights Concern, MURIC, over its alleged links with the international terrorists organization Islamic State of West African Province ISWAP. Last Friday, a member of the Sahara Strategy Group, (SSG) had asked the Nigerian Government to probe…
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How ISWAP is using MURIC to recruit, train young Fulanis to unleash terror in South West – Ex-Intelligence Chief
…Says MURIC already received $250,000 logistics support from ISWAP …We received funds from Nigerian Muslims including Fulanis, not ISWAP – MURIC speaks A member of Sahara Strategy Group, (SSG) and former Intelligence Chief in Mali, San Louis Keita has accused Nigerian based Islamic body; Muslim Rights Concern, (MURIC) of receiving $250,000 support fund from Boko…