Insecurity: Imams, Ulamas reject calls for Israel’s assistance

With the incessant security challenges in the country and the advice from some quarters to seek foreign assistance in tackling it, Council Of Imams and Ulama has stated that it was not in support of Israel helping out in solving Nigeria’s security issues.

The Muslim clerics who expressed displeasure over calls from some quarters that Government should seek for support of Israel in the fight against Boko Haram and bandits, accused Isreal of killing Palestinians.

In a statement issued and signed by the Secretary General of the Council Yusuf Yakubu Arrigasiyyu and made available to journalists in kaduna, it stated that the Council strongly hold the believe that if Nigeria need any foreign support from any Country to fight Boko Haram and Banditry, it should do so but not Israel.

The statement added that the Council believes that like Boko Haram and Bandits, Israel has killed thousands of innocent palestinians including women, children and old, unjustly and continue to terrorize thousands of peace loving Palestinians in their mother land.

“Therefore inviting Israel to Nigeria for whatever reasons in the name of fighting Bandits is a disaster to Nigeria masses and its Government.

The Council enjoined the Government to strengthen the Nigeria Security agency with the view to end the security challenges