We are not extremists – MSSN

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Osun State, says its members are law abiding citizens. It said this in reaction to claims made by some people that the MSSN members were extremists and used female students as sex slaves. The MSSN Secretary-General, Gbolahan Yusuf, in a statement he sent […]

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Osun State, says its members are law abiding citizens.
It said this in reaction to claims made by some people that the MSSN members were extremists and used female students as sex slaves.
The MSSN Secretary-General, Gbolahan Yusuf, in a statement he sent to the Daily Trust, said that the allegations were made by people seeking to cause disunity among Muslims in the institution.
The statement said: “Yes, religious prejudice reigns supreme in our society, but are we not old and educated enough to eschew some parochial views? That you hold views we don’t share means you should engage in blatant slur? Our religion says: “O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin.”
The statement said that the MSSN condemned extremism, in all its ramifications, and other bad ideologies on the campus.