Islamic group condemns Kano killing

The  Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) ,has condemned  last week’s g  murder of a woman, Bridget Agbaheme, in Wambai area of Kano State  over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed. MPAC in a statement by its Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, reiterated that Islam forbids killing of any soul, saying, "Even if the accusation of blasphemy was […]

The  Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) ,has condemned  last week’s g  murder of a woman, Bridget Agbaheme, in Wambai area of Kano State  over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammed.
MPAC in a statement by its Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, reiterated that Islam forbids killing of any soul, saying, "Even if the accusation of blasphemy was correct, Islam does not leave redress of such legitimate grievance to a murderous mob or frontier justice.”
"Also, the text of the Qur’an is clear on the sanctity and inviolability of human life, young or old, male or female, irrespective of religious or non-religious affiliation. This heinous attack should therefore be seen for what it truly is: a criminal act by people who have no respect for constituted authority and rule of law. Their action, and the potential it has to further damage community cohesion in that part of the country should re-focus our attention, government and citizens, on the grave need to quickly intervene and wean our mostly idle youth from the propensity to take human lives without any religious, moral or ethical consideration."
He also commended the recent verdict  of the Osun State High Court that Muslim female students in public primary and secondary schools in the state are free to wear Hijab (veil) in their schools, saying it firmly underscores the fact that courts should not blindly defer when the government invokes its powers to curtail fundamental rights.
“What remains to be seen is a timeline for implementation of this ruling and clarification as to whether the current mindset allowing the discriminatory policy in the first place will remain,” he  said