Muslims Pray For Peace

The Chairman of Arewa Council of Chiefs in the South-South and South East zones, Alhaji Isa Madaki, has called on Muslims resident in the southern part of Nigeria to stop fleeing their homes.

Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Sunday after a special prayer session for peace in the country, Madaki said rumours of impending attacks on Muslims resident in the south were false.

He described as unfortunate, killings in some states in the northern part of Nigeria and stressed that Islam forbade such killings.

He urged Muslims resident in the South-South and South-East not to panic because their hosts were peaceful and that God would intervene to stop the problems in the country.

Madaki said Muslims in Rivers organised the special prayer session for God to intercede in the problems facing the nation.

“The reason behind this prayer is that there are many things happening in Nigeria generally.

“So, we decided to sit, choose today being Sunday so that we can meet and pass our message through Almighty God so that what is happening in Nigeria should stop.

“God knows why this is happening and He knows that one day it will stop. But, it is for us human beings and we pass through human beings to get to God.”

Madaki said God would assist to ensure that peace returned to all the troubled spots in the country and urged people to desist from spreading false information capable of breaching the peace and security of the country.

The Chief Imam of Diobu central mosque, Alhaji Abdulsalam Suleiman said Muslims in the south were worried about security challenges facing the nation.

“That is why we have called for this special prayers to beg God to bring peace to the country.

“We have begged God to be with the president and other leaders to show them the goodwill to rule us. “We also prayed that Nigerians will see reason to love one another and live peacefully as members of one family,” he said.