AN Abuja-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, on Monday, advised the Federal Government to redouble its efforts to curb incessant killings in Zamfara and other parts of the country.

Al-Yolawi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, while reacting to the recent killings in Zamfara.

The cleric, who decried the rate at which people were being killed in the state, said that several lives had been lost since the beginning of the year.

He said there was the need for the Nigerian Army and the police to adopt holistic approach to combat the killings, saying “safety of lives and property should be given top priority by the government.”

“I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the government to put more efforts, to ensure protection of lives and property, particularly issue of killings and kidnappings in Zamfara, Jos, Kaduna and other parts of the country,” he said.

Al-Yolawi urged the three tiers of government to address incidence of social justice, adding that justice was a very important pillar of the society.

According to him, societies with proper foundation of justice are usually societies that grow and develop, thrive and flourish.

“ While on the contrary, where corruption and self-interest prevail, oppression and cruelty dominate; injustice everywhere, social justice fall apart; then sooner or later, negative consequences will also prevail.

“ Obviously, when we have very good social justice system, it can lead to a strong and just society, free from threats, poverty, terrorism, unemployment, kidnapping and all sorts of social vices.

“ A society where everybody is accorded justice in a proper manner, irrespective of one’s feeling toward the dependent or the prosecution, is a society that thrives,” Al-Yolawi said.

The cleric said that Islam had clearly stipulated that justice must be applied to everybody; the rich or the poor, saying “there is no distinction between them in the eyes of Allah; justice must prevail.”

He noted that Islam was a religion of justice, and justice for all Muslims, non-Muslims, poor, rich, rulers and the ruled.

“ It does not matter who is involved; all stand equal before the eyes of justice,”  he said.(NAN)

Jul. 30, 2018 @ 13:45 GMT |