The Abuja Muslim Forum (AMF) has called for calm over the raging violence occasioned by the #EndSARS nationwide peaceful protests.
The Ameer (President) of the AMF, Imam Luqman Jamiu Ahmad, said on Friday in Abuja that the forum expressed its support for the peaceful protest that started in various states in the country including Abuja about two weeks ago.
He said that while peaceful protest is part of fundamental human rights of citizen of the country, however, the forum expressed dismay that the protest has turn from been peaceful to violence, vandalization, looting and destruction of public and private properties in the last 48 hours across the country.
“The attacks on public and private establishments as well as loss of lives are unfortunate and uncalled for. We therefore condemn in strong term and in totality the barbaric acts of looting, attacks on citizens and civil unrest emanating from the protests, that seems to have been hijacked by hoodlums and other forces.
“Similarly, we call on State and more importantly the Federal Government to act swiftly on the demands of the protesters. At the same time, we call on the youth protesting to thread the path of peace and give those in authority to address their grievances,” Ahmad said.
He urged Nigerians to remember that countries like Libya, Syria, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Rwanda among others started this way.
