Nigerians in the diaspora have expressed the hope that US
President-elect, Mr Donald Trump will help end terrorism in Africa even as they
identified the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) as a group that must be
curtailed by the incoming American government.
The Nigerians based in the United States of America who spoke through
More Voices Against Terrorism however condemned a statement issued by the US
State Department that criticised the Nigerian Police handling of the Shiites
sectarian clashes with security agencies and recently the killing of officers
going about their businesses.
Trump drew international ire as the republican candidate when he vowed
decisive action against radical Islam if elected.
A statement by Angela Bala, More Voices Against Terrorism’s Head of
Administration said the group is “hopeful that the incoming administration of
President-elect, Mr Donald Trump, which shown remarkable understanding of
radical Islam would put the IMN on the terror list and compel Iran to stop
exporting its evil to the African continent.
“Even as we await such positive development, we urge the State
Department to withdraw its offensive statements in favour of IMN and to desist
from further issuing such,” it demanded.
The Group described the State Department’s statement as alarming for
openly castigating the Federal Government while supporting the outlawed IMN,
which it described as an affiliate of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
More Voices Against Terrorism lamented that “Much as the statement
postured to have addressed both sides to the Kano clash that left several
Nigerians dead, we find it absurd that the US State Department spoke of the IMN
without acknowledging its ties with terrorism or its relationship with Iran
that is known to be a state sponsor of terrorism.
“As a body in the US, More Voices Against Terrorism is very aware that
the entire members and leadership of the IMN would have been hauled before a
law court if they try a tenth of what they do in Nigeria on a daily basis yet
the United States has decided to imbue them with more confidence to delude them
that the world is in support of the crimes they are committing.
“This can only end badly for the entire human race same way a delay in
designating Boko Haram as a terror group is haunting the world today.
“It is worrisome that the same country that readily incinerates school
children and wedding parties with drone fired Hell fire Missiles whenever its
marines as much as come under fire in other sovereign nations is now the one
questioning the right of Nigeria’s security forces to deal with known
terrorists.
“It should be placed on record that any administration that gives
credence to terrorism above the rights of overwhelming segment of humanity,
comprising of women and children who are the worst hit by terrorism all over
the world, is to return the human race to the nasty state of nature where life
is crude, nasty and brutish.
“That the US designates Iran as state sponsor of terrorism and turns
around to support Iranian puppets in Nigeria betrays a deficit in thinking that
can only lead to the worrisome conclusion that the long term plan is to
replicate the kind of confusing proxies’ wars ongoing in Syria over there in
Nigeria. We warn that the outcome of such attempts would be calamitous as the
IMN terrorists would eventually ply their wares on US soil and in other
condoning countries within the shortest time possible.
“We urge a stop to the duplicity of the State Department. Its double
standard is confirmed by the highly repulsive and condemnable act in which its
statements are issued and distributed through the IMN spokesman in Nigeria.
This is simply unfair, unjust and a very biased position against Nigerians that
have been hit hard by IMN activities,” the group stated.
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