உலகம் உருண்டை என்று சொல்லித்தரக்கூடாது. பூமி சூரியனை சுற்றுகிறது என்றெல்லாம் குரானுக்கு எதிராக சொல்லித்தரக்கூடாது. மேற்கத்திய படிப்பு ஹராம் என்று நைஜீரியாவில் முஸ்லீம்கள் போராடி வருகிறார்க்ள்
வழக்கம்போல தங்கள் பிரச்சாரத்தை குண்டுகள் துப்பாக்கிகள் கொலைகள் கலவரம் போன்ற அமைதிமார்க்க வழிமுறைகளில் செய்துவருகிறார்கள்.
தற்போது ஆறு போலீஸ்காரர்களையும் கொன்று தங்கள் பிரச்சாரத்தை தொடர்ந்துகொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள்.
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Boko Haram strikes again, kills six policemen in Katsina
Boko Haram struck again on Monday night in Kankara town, Katsina State, killing six policemen and one civilian in a bomb blast at a police station.
Among the dead was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO).
Even Lagos, one of Nigeria’s safest states, is now on edge.
To calm the nerves, the state Assembly on Monday approved N700 million for the 10 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) Governor Babatunde Fashola requested for the police to upgrade security and ward off the likes of Boko Haram jidahists now on the rampage in Abuja and beyond up North.
A member of the Islamic sect last Thursday detonated the country’s first suicide bomb in Abuja, which he intended to kill the Inspector General of Police, Rafiz Ringim.
He could not get Ringim, but several others died, including the bomber and his two female accomplices, and over 74 vehicles were set ablaze.
Before the Lagos Assembly approved the N700 million, a member, Mudashiru Obasa, wondered why it should be sourced from the Local Government Intervention Fund (LGIF), suggesting that it should be taken from the State Security Trust Fund (SSTF).
“If the fund is taken from the LGIF, it would affect development in all local governments in the state,” he argued.
Bisi Yussuf noted that if APCs are purchased and the roads are bad, the tanks will have no access to patrol.
“The LGIF is meant for the development of every local government,” he added, “so if you take money from the LGIF and use it to procure APCs and the roads are bad, it is as good as useless.
“We can’t deduct from the money meant for the development of infrastructure.”
Others, including Lanre Oshun and Wahab Alawiye-King, differed, maintaining that security is paramount nationwide, particularly now that Boko Haram is on the loose, and is pretty deadly.
Deputy Speaker Taiwo Kolawole counselled that “Due to the security situation in the country, I think we should allow this to go, but we must at the same time prevent a future occurrence."
Speaker Adeyemi Ikuforiji said the approval should be seen as a donation to the police to protect lives and property, an intervention by the state government.
“In the spirit of one secure Lagos, I would suggest that since this is the first request from the executive arm, and due to the promise we made that we will support the arm, we approve the money,” Ikuforiji stressed.
His appeal was heeded.
Security was beefed up at the Assembly complex upon the resumption of the legislators from a two-week holiday.
An Assembly source narrated: “We all saw what happened at police headquarters in Abuja last week where (Ringim) was almost affected.
"That implies that nowhere is safe and we cannot afford to allow such to be perpetrated here.”
Private security agents employed to replace Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officials conducted checks on visitors.
Vehicles were searched and their owners registered before they were allowed to drive in.
However, President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday reassured Nigerians that Abuja will contain terrorism and keep the country safe.
He was reacting to concerns raised by members of the late Tafawa Balewa family who visited him at the Villa.
Jonathan said the explosion at police headquarters was an act of terror, which has become a global trend, but assured that the government will take steps to ensure the safety of all Nigerians.
He promised that no incident will be overlooked, no matter the circumstances or location.
He welcomed the appreciation expressed by the Tafawa Balewa family for naming the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs building after the late Prime Minister, which he said is a recognition of Balewa’s contribution as Nigeria’s first Foreign Minister.
“It is important that great leaders are appreciated,” Jonathan stated.
He advised the family to appoint people of integrity to manage the proposed Balewa Foundation so as to keep his good name alive.
He said Balewa’s mausoleum will be upgraded to a suitable tourist attraction for foreign leaders and other visitors.
Yakubu, the eldest son of Balewa, explained that the delegation came to condole with Jonathan over the death of fellow Nigerians who died in the bomb blast last Thursday and to thank him for naming the Foreign Affairs Ministry building after their patriarch.
He urged the government to dig below the surface to tackle terrorism.
“The question should be what is or are the causes and why? The answers you get will enable you to know the next step to take to tackle the problem.
“Remember, it is not only Boko Haram that is the problem facing this nation. There are a lot of problems, including poverty and unemployment,” Yakubu told Jonathan.
Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) went further by stressing that the attack rode on the backs of weak leadership and the failure to tackle insecurity.
ARG Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, expressed concern that the country is becoming a terrorist state in an orgy of senseless deaths of innocent citizens, who have even become targets of suicide bombers.
He urged Jonathan to rise up to the challenge and protect the country.
Said Odumakin: “It is unfortunate and saddening that Nigeria is fast degenerating into a terrorist state. The episodic recurrences of bomb blasts are beginning to instill fear in Nigerians, which is very unhealthy for the nation.
“There must be sustained and coordinated efforts to get to the root of these dastardly acts.
“It is time for this government to wake up from slumber, it is time for this government to rise to the challenge of leadership, and it must be held responsible by Nigerians for not only security insensitivity but the failure to provide good leadership that will assure the safety of all Nigerians.”
Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman and Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu condemned the bomb blast and described Boko Haram members as cowards.
A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Danladi Ndayebo, insisted that, “It is an act of cowardice for anyone to derive joy in killing, maiming of innocent people and destruction of public property, which never brings any good, but rather brings setbacks to the society.”
Aliyu urged the security agents to investigate and bring to book all the masterminds.
But National Democratic Forum (NDF) President, Jonathan Vatsa, suggested dialogue with Boko Haram because of the danger it poses to Nigeria’s unity and corporate existence.
For the Boko Haram “Islamic fundamentalists” to penetrate police headquarters as part of Ringim’s convoy “shows how organised they are when compared to the security network we have in Nigeria,” Vasta lamented.
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உலகம் உருண்டை அல்ல. அது ஒரு மாயத்தோற்றம். அல்குரானில் தரையை பற்றித்தான் பேசுகிறது உலகம் என்பது தமிழ் மற்றும் இந்திய மொழிகளில்தான் லோகம் - உருண்டை என்ற வகையில் உபயோகப்படுத்தபடுகிறது. ஒரு சில முஸ்லீம் பெயர்தாங்கிகள் உலகம் உருண்டை என்றுதான் அல்குரானில் சொல்லியிருக்கிறது என்றெல்லாம் புளுகுகிறார்கள். அதே போல பூமியைச் சுற்றித்தான் சூரியன் சுற்றுகிற்து சந்திரன் சுற்றுகிறது என்று சொல்கிறதே தவிர சூரியனை சுற்றி பூமி செல்கிறது என்று சொல்வது அல்குரானுக்கு மாறானது. நீங்கள் என்னதான் கேலி செய்தாலும் உங்கள் தவறை உணர்ந்து இஸ்லாத்தில் இணைந்து குரான் வழிப்படி நம்ப ஆரம்பிப்பீர்கள். அந்நாள் ஏகஇறைவன் நாடினால் விரைவில் நடக்கும்.
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