Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has charged christians and muslims to stand up against the ongoing aggression against the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation in Gaza.
He made this statement at annual event held at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State, with the theme “Free Palestinians: From the River to the Sea” an event which was used to draw attention to the plights of Palestinians and mobilise solidarity for them in Nigeria.
Speakers at the 2024 Aqsa Day organised by Muslim Awareness International (MAI) took turns to strongly condemn Israeli aggression in Gaza, which has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Palestinians mostly women and children.
Among the speakers were renowned human rights activist and Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Lakin Akintola; and respected Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Sheikh Dhikrullahi Shafi’i.
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Fani-Kayode who has been very vocal in condemning the genocide against the Palestinians said Muslims and Christians in Nigeria have a duty to speak up against the ongoing aggression against the Palestinians and the Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip.
In his words,”Men, women and children have been killed, butchered and murdered. Christians have been targeted. Muslims have been targeted. Mosques have been blown up. Churches have been blown up. It’s unbelievable. They have decimated the place, attempting to wipe everybody out.”
Shafi’i on the other hand urged Nigerian government not to remain neutral on the Palestinian issue but to make its stand known to the world. Sheikh Shafi’i further called for more prayer in the ongoing struggle for a free Palestine.
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