PRESS RELEASE

MUSLIM STUDENTS' SOCIETY OF NIGERIA, B-ZONE

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. 3rd May, 2018

BEFORE THE MEDIA SET THE NATION ON THE PATH OF RELIGIOUS WAR.

On 30th day of April, 2018, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhamadu Buhari held an historic meeting with his counterpart of the United States of America, President Donald Trump in the White House.

In that meeting, the two leaders discussed critical issues of concern to both countries and charted a way of collaborating and working together on issues of economy, trade and investment, anti-corruption and insecurity. Part of the statements made by President Donald Trump are:

"I have promised President Buhari that I will break trade barriers between Nigeria and the United States and expand our businesses".

On the fight against corruption, he commented:

"Before now, Nigeria is reputed for massive corruption but President Buhari has done very well to change the trend, he has reduced that trend satisfactorily".

On the wanton killings across the country, President Trump had this to say:

"All levels of government in Nigeria, local, district, national must work together must work together to stop the killings of Christians and Muslims"

Going to the press the following day, the Nigerian media especially those of the Lagos/Ibadan axis came up with headlines and captions indicating that Christians are the only victims of the killings and destructions. For example, The Punch Newspaper in its usual bias against Islam and the Muslims removed the word 'Muslims' from Trump's statement and captioned its story thus

"Killings of Christians in Nigeria Must Stop".

The Vanguard and The Guardian followed the same trend with the caption "Killing of Christians in Nigeria is unacceptable".

To them, it is only the lives of Christians that are sacred, that of others are not. What an hatred! What a level of religious sentiment!
While we have reservation to Mr Trump's statement which suggested that only Muslims and Christians were affected by the killings, when in actual fact the perpetrators of the dastardly acts know no religion as they kill anybody whether Christian, Muslim or animist, our serious concern is that the media reports, apart from being contrary to the ethics of professional journalism, more importantly it is capable of inciting religious crisis between the adherents of the two major religions, Islam and Christianity and set the country on the path of religious war.

We want to remind the makers of hate speeches and those media practitioners beating the drum of war, and their supporters, that should they succeed (and Allah forbids!), even if they have the capacity of escaping outside the country, not every member of their families have the same capacity.

Responsible journalism demands that should Trump actually made the statement as captioned by them, such aspect should have been downplayed in order not to provoke religious crisis, because they know of a fact that christians are not the only victims of the killings. And if they have any evidence whatsoever that only christians are being killed then they should bring such evidence to the public.
We therefore call on critical stakeholders and well meaning Nigerians to speak out before the media drag us all into avoidable crisis.

We equally call on the Nigerian Union of Journalists to put in place necessary machineries to check the excesses of some of its men who are blindfolded by tribal and religious sentiments.

We equally call on the various law enforcement agencies to do their lawful duties by bringing the promoters of hate speeches to book immediately before they throw us into avoidable crises.

We finally call on Nigeria Press Council, a regulatory body for the print media and National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to wake up to their responsibilities as regulatory bodies by invoking appropriate sanctions to any erring media organizations.

We pray that the enemies of our nation will not succeed, and never shall Nigeria witness inter-religious war.

Signed.

Barr Qaasim Odedeji
Amir, MSSN, B-Zone

Alh Abdul Jaleel Abdur Rasaq
Secretary

Engr Bashir Momoh
Public Relations Officer.

http://emporiumreporters.com/2018/05/03/before-the-media-set-the-nation-on-the-path-of-religious-war-mssn/

They should also call out those fanatics to stop shedding blood irrespective of beliefs.

keep quiet bro and reason along. If you want to be good reporters, you dont add or subtract. You may not see anything there since you are christian. When Boko Haram and Fulani Heards men killed many people in Nigeria with mostly Muslim, and some newspaper now claimed Donald Trumph said they should stop killing christian alone whereas he made mention of the two religion. Imagine if Buhari went to Saudi and the newspaper said they should stop killing Muslims, I know u will be wailing around. Try and be just and be objective. This is what Jesus you are worshipping preach as Messenger

Xisnin:
Why are these "muslim students" more concerned about media headlines than what terrorists are actually doing(killing people)?
They hate the publicity but don't care about the killings.
I urge the media to continue creating more stinging headlines, the killings must stop.

Buhari is the person setting the country on the path of religious war ad may Allah punish him,his household ad his cows for that.

These Zombie Muslims will not go and sit down in one place.

Boko Haram released all the kidnapped students except the Christian little girl who would not renounce her faith and you say this is not religious warfare. Fulani terrorists (who are all Muslims) attack only the villages of defenceless Christian tribes yet it is not religious warfare.

May the Almighty God judge all of you extremists who carry Islam on your head yet see the truth and turn away from it. May the Wrath of the one true God be visited on all your heads!

Amen!

Chai! see how this think

GidiWoodsMan:
These Zombie Muslims will not go and sit down in one place.

Boko Haram released all the kidnapped students except the Christian little girl who would not renounce her faith and you say this is not religious warfare. Fulani terrorists (who are all Muslims) attack only the villages of defenceless Christian tribes yet it is not religious warfare.

May the Almighty God judge all of you extremists who carry Islam on your head yet see the truth and turn away from it. May the Wrath of the one true God be visited on all your heads!

Amen!

This is not the first time we are being depicted as terrorist, evils, and other sorts of illicit act by western media as well as Nigeria mainstream media.

When you made a mistake, they blame it on Islam. When a Muslim commits atrocities, they blame it on our holy book. The non-muslims have never for once see us as human being who is not infallible neither impeccable.

They call our noble prophet all sorts of names, some will be like "I wonder how false prophet successfully brainwashed Muslim" pathetically, they have no knowledge of Islam but what their pastors keep telling them in church.

Despite crusade, evanlegism, media misrepresentation, natural hatred, Islam still remain fastest growing religion in the world.

This is a big challenges to every Muslim ummah, no much differences between Missionary, wester education and colonialism. They are successfully dominating all the parastals in Nigeria. They have become the mover and the shaker, they determine what is to publish, to air, to broadcast in our media outlets.

However, in this contemporary period of ours, we should encourage motivate and inspire our Muslim brothers and sisters to take education as something very paramount.

good

Akanfe94:

This is not the first time we are being depicted as terrorist, evil, and other sorts of illicit act by western media as well as Nigeria mainstream media.

When you made a mistake, they blame it on Islam. When a Muslim commits atrocities, they blame it on our holy book. The non-muslims have never for once see you as human being who is not infallible neither impeccable.

They call our noble prophet all sorts of names, some will be like "I wonder how false prophet successfully brainwashed Muslim" pathetically, they have no knowledge of Islam but what their pastors keep telling them in church.

Despite crusade, evanlegism, media misrepresentation, natural hatred, Islam still remain fastest growing religion in the world.

This is a big challenges to every Muslim ummah, no much differences between Missionary, wester education and colonialism. They are successfully dominating all the parastals in Nigeria. They have become the mover and the shaker, they determine what is to publish, to air, to broadcast in our media outlets.

However, in this contemporary period of ours, any Muslim being indifferent to education should be encouraged, motivated and inspired.

sharrap ...take out Islam and over 76% of the world problem is gone

If I may ask, when did MURIC and MSSN become Buhari's mouthpiece?

Both are repeating exactly what CAN did during GEJ's era. I only hope they remember how CAN rubbished itself. They too are already rubbishing themselves, even in front of we Muslims.

Every life is sacred, we know that. But are Christian locals not being killed in Benue?

Yes they are.

And the accused are who?

Muslim Fulani herdsmen.

What did Buhari, a Muslim Fulani herdsman, do about it?

Nothing! He did not even pretend like anything important was happening.

Did MSSN criticize the killings?

No they did not.

What about MURIC?

No they did not.

So what exactly is MSSN saying?

They should go and get seated and stop pretending like they are speaking on behalf of we Muslims.

They are speaking for themselves and their pockets.

Just look at them. They even took time to add credentials to their names.

Barr Qaasim Odedeji
Amir, MSSN, B-Zone

Alh Abdul Jaleel Abdur Rasaq
Secretary

Engr Bashir Momoh
Public Relations Officer.

The Nigerian media landscape is filled with so much dishonesty and unholy propaganda. They know just like our many wicked politicians the right mumu button to press.

I am not Muslim. But I have said it that the true church of God has no business with the state. The message of God is to call out His people from the corruption called religion. Either way there's already a war going on. Only yesterday, I was told by a Muslim cleric that Jesus came to die for his own sins and that God has no son... He is also into a bias occultism of star gazing. Our Bible teaches us to live by faith and not by signs. I don't care whether the sun shines or the rain is falling. My hope is firmly built on the word of God and God can not loss a case...

Sagay212:
UNFORTUNATELY THE IDI.OT THAT WROTE THE NONSENSE IS PROBABLY DEAF OR DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A TV OR THE INTERNET TO WATCH AND HEAR CLEARLY WHAT TRUMP SAID. HE DID NOT MENTION MUSLIMS. HE WAS CLEAR ' THE KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD STOP' HE DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING MUSLIM BECAUSE HE IS VERY AWARE THE EVIL BEING CARRIED OUT BY BRAIN WASHED MUSLIMS LIKE YOU ALL AROUND THE WORLD. BRAINWASHED MUSLIMS LIKE THE WRITE ARE GIVING THE WORLD TOO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH TERRORISM.

JUST READ THROUGH THE CRAP THAT HE WROTE, THE MF IS THREATENING THAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT START A RELIGIOUS WAR WHEN IT IS VIVID EVEN TO THE BLIND THAT IT IS EXTREMIST MUSLIMS LIKE THE OP THAT ARE ALWAYS CAUSING PROBLEMS ALL OVER NIGERIA BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE. HE IS SAYING TRASH ABOUT ONLY A FEW CHRISTIANS BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL OUT IF THE WAR STARTS, SO IN YOUR PHUCKED UP TERRORIST MIND YOU THINK YOU CAN OVER POWER CHRISTIANS AT YOUR WILL AND THE WAY YOU LIKE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN PATIENT ENOUGH AND TOLERATING YOUR INSENSITIVITY? YOU POTENTIAL TERRORISTS TRY TO FORCE NON MUSLIMS TO ACCEPT YOUR VIEW A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THE RUBBISH CONDITION OF ACCEPTING ALLAH BEFORE POSTING ON YOUR ISLAMIC THREADS BUT YOU WILL GO TO CHRISTIAN THREADS AND POST RUBBISH WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO ACCEPT ALLAH BEFORE THAN CAN POST ON THE INTERNET, WHAT WILL YOU DO TO THEM PHYSICALLY? WELL WHAT YOU WILL DO IS WHAT WE ARE ALREADY SEEING ALL OVER THE WORLD. BOMBING INNOCENT PEOPLE AND CUTTING OFF THEIR HEADS BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT YOUR RELIGION.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE A NIGERIAN ESPECIALLY A YORUBA MAN CARRYING ISLAM ON THE HEAD MORE THAN THE ARABS. I MEAN HOW DO YOU HAVE TO PHUCKING LEARN ARABIC BEFORE YOU CAN PRAY TO GOD? HOW DO YOU ABANDON YOUR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE AND PAY MONEY TO LEARN ARABIC BEFORE YOU PRAY? IS THAT NOT THE WORST FORM OF MENTAL SLAVERY?

NON MUSLIMS ARE ALREADY USED TO YOUR THREATS AND TERRORIST ATTITUDE. SO YOU CAN BRING IT ON AND GET SERVED THE WAY YOU NEVER EXPECTED.

Well said

vedaxcool:
The Nigerian media landscape is filled with so much dishonesty and unholy propaganda. They know just like our many wicked politicians the right mumu button to press.

Did you listen to Trump's speech before you start to accuse the Nigerian media. The media reported what Trump said. He did not mention muslims. He mentioned the killing of Christians and how they are working on it and working on it VERY HARD! Are you guy's already scared that the terrorists amongst you will be destroyed soon. why are you so bothered about the US mentioning the killing of Christians? WHY

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Sagay212:


Did you listen to Trump's speech before you start to accuse the Nigerian media. The media reported what Trump said. He did not mention muslims. He mentioned the killing of Christians and how they are working on it and working on it VERY HARD! Are you guy's already scared that the terrorists amongst you will be destroyed soon. why are you so bothered about the US mentioning the killing of Christians? WHY

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There is not saving Nigerians once their mumu button has been activated

What have Muslims ( especially Northern Muslims ) done so far concerning the Fulani issue, nothing but we are concern about the less important issue like Hajj. So Muslims gave room for Trump comment.