Do not allow your children be recruited as terrorists, bandits – Islamic scholar warns parents
Naija News • 2d ago
The Chief Imam of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago- Iwoye in Ogun State, Professor Akeem Akanni, has advised parents across the country not to allow their children to be recruited as terrorists or bandits.
The professor of Islamic Studies made this declaration while delivering the 33rd Ramadan lecture organised by University of Ibadan Muslim Community (UIMC) on Saturday. Akanni while speaking on the topic “Between ‘scapegoatism’ and responsibility: Muslims’ roles in and Islam’s response to security concerns in Nigeria” noted that Quran recongnises sanctity of life and condemns all forms of violence.
He said that any group such as Boko Haram, ISWAP or any other terrorist groups taking lives of people and burning houses or destroying properties unjustly has no basis in Islam.
He then used...