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Judging Izala Muslims On Extremism

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Na’Allah Muhammad Zagga

I don’t agree with the argument that every Muslim inspired by Wahhabist ideology of the Sunni branch of Islam is a automatically a violent extremist that believes in the Boko Haram campaign of indiscriminate violence innocent people, Muslims and non-Muslims. I don’t also accept the argument that every Izala sympathiser is automatically sympathetic to Boko Haram poisonous and violent ideas. This assumption is not supported by any compelling evidence.

Sheikh Albani Zaria and Sheikh Jafar Adam paid with their lives for criticising and opposing the Boko Haram violent ideology. Dr. Ahmad Gummi also escaped death with the skin of his teeth for opposing Boko Haram. Being an Izala member doesn’t automatically make everyone else within the group a sympathiser of Boko Haram. It’s like making every Muslim guilty by association because violent extremists happen to be Muslims. Again, being a devout Muslim doesn’t automatically make one a violent extremist. The two terms are not synonymous.

I don’t like conspiracy theories that rely on superficial assumptions. The fact that Whahabism inspires today’s violent extremists doesn’t make every Wahhabist a terrorist or a terrorism supporter. Of course, 15 of the 19 September 11 terrorists were Saudi citizens, but that is not enough to declare every Saudi guilty by association. Why didn’t the Bush administration declare war on Saudi Arabia because most of the 9/11 terrorists were Saudis? It couldn’t have done so because not Saudis and not all Wahhabists should be held accountable for the action of fringe Muslim groups, regardless of the ideology that motivates them.

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Former President Bush didn’t declare war on Afghanistan because he believed all Muslims were responsible for 9/11. He launched military attacks on the Taliban rulers because they rejected US demands to hand over Osama Bin Laden for giving his support to the perpetrators of the 9/11 atrocity. Bush acted within international law. You can’t harbour my enemy that caused me massive harm without being guilty of hostile behaviour, posture or action. So, Bush didn’t go to Afghanistan because he was convinced that every Muslim should be responsible for the action of violent extremists inspired by Wahhabist ideology. Majority of the victims of terrorism were Muslims, regardless of which ideology motivated the attackers.

As you can’t hold every white person accountable for the violent actions of white nationalists, it’s also wrong and unfair to blame Muslims for the consequences of Wahhabist teachings. No white person should be judged by the action of Adolf Hitler. Conjectures, coincidences and assumptions shouldn’t be presented as gospel truth, especially when the perceived truth is merely a superficial effort to pass a guilty verdict on particular believers because of the ideology of any group. That Mohammed Yusuf, the Boko Haram founder, was an Izala sect member doesn’t mean all Izala followers agree with his activities and teachings. Evil has amazing fascination; that is why even bad guys attract gullible followers like a moth to the flame.

Na’Allah Muhammad Zagga is a public affairs commentator

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Breaking:Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Is Dead

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Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), is dead.

A close source confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday morning that the former head of Nigerian judiciary passed away at a hospital in Saudi Arabia.

“Ex-CJN Tanko Muhammad is dead. He passed away this morning at a Saudi Arabian Hospital,” the source said.

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Nigeria Tracker reports that Late President Muhammadu Buhari appointed late Justice Ibrahim Tanko into the exalted seat after the sacking of his predecessor Justice Samuel Walter Onnoghen over the issue of code of conduct in January 2019.

In Late 2022 Justice Ibrahim Tanko suddenly exited the seat due to what many said intense pressure from cabals in Late President Muhammad Buhari’s presidency and was succeeded by retired Justice olukayode .

Late Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad hails from Bauchi state .

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The Aso Rock Gossip That Made Late President Buhari Lock His Wife Out

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

In a new biography, former First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed that late President Muhammadu Buhari began locking his bedroom door, preventing her from gaining access, after hearing rumors within Aso Rock that she intended to kill him.

This personal account is featured in the 600-page book, ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, where Aisha Buhari details her experience managing her husband’s health challenges during his presidency.

She stated that the former president, trusting the gossip circulating within the presidential villa, altered some of his personal habits as a result.

The biography, which was authored by Charles Omole, director-general of the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, was launched at the presidential villa in Abuja.

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Many high-profile persons and political chieftains, including President Bola Tinubu, attended the launch.

In the book, Aisha said Buhari’s 2017 health crisis was not a mysterious ailment or the effect of poisoning, but began after a broken feeding routine and mismanaged nutritional habits.

The former first lady said she had long managed her husband’s meals and supplements at specific hours, adding that the regimen helped Buhari to maintain stability.

“According to Aisha Buhari, her husband’s 2017 health crisis did not originate as a mysterious ailment or a covert plot. It started, she says, with the loss of a routine; ‘my nutrition,’ she describes it, a pattern of meals and supplements she had long overseen in Kaduna before they moved into Aso Villa,” the book reads.

When they moved to the villa, she said she convened a meeting with close staff including Suhayb Rafindadi, the physician; Bashir Abubakar, the chief security officer; the housekeeper, and the DSS DG to explain the plan.

After some time, the plan was discontinued.

“When the Presidency’s machinery took over our private lives, I explained the plan: daily, at specific hours, cups and bowls with tailored vitamin powders and oil, a touch of protein here, a change to cereals there. Elderly bodies require gentle, consistent support,” Aisha was quoted as saying in the book.

“Then came the gossip and the fearmongering. They said I wanted to kill him.

“My husband believed them for a week or so,” she said, adding that the president began locking his room, changed small habits, and crucially, “meals were delayed or missed; the supplements were stopped”.

“For a year, he did not have lunch. They mismanaged his meals,” she added.

Aisha denied stories of plots to poison her husband, adding that Buhari’s health began deteriorating because of “loss of a routine, ‘my nutrition,’ was the genesis of the crisis”.

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Former Kano LG Chairmen Endorse Tinubu, Reaffirm Loyalty to Ganduje as Kano APC Leader

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‎Former local government chairmen in Kano State who served between 2014 and 2024 under the administration of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term and reaffirmed their loyalty to the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ganduje, as the party’s leader in Kano State.

‎The former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Baffa Takai, made this position known during a closed-door meeting with Kano APC stakeholders in Abuja.

‎‎The former local government chairmen also expressed their solidarity with APC stakeholders under the leadership of Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, commending their efforts toward promoting unity and progress within the party.

‎They called on other party members to join hands with them in fostering peace, unity, and progress within the APC.

‎The group further reaffirmed its commitment to the party’s ideals and principles and pledged to continue working collectively to strengthen the party and ensure its victory in future elections.

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