TERROR ALERT: More condemnations hit US, UK, allies as Media Watch Group adds voice
*Commends President Buhari, Lai Mohammed over handling of Western misleading against country
*As UN, others to caution US, UK to steer clair of causing security issues, confusion in Nigeria
By KEMI KASUMU
A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG), has called on all nations that mean well for other countries to refrain from acts capable of creating bad relationship for them and others.
This call was contained in a press statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday November 2, 2022 by the National Coordinator of the Group, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim.
Specifically referring to the terror alerts sounded by United States, United Kingdom and few European countries over the security situation in Nigeria, the Group described the alert as being in bad faith, adding that “if America and Britain meant well by the alert, it should have been sounded intelligently and responsibly under secret cover with a view of drawing the attention of the Nigerian leadership to the particular areas they have uncovered of any possible security breaches.”
Instead, it said, “America raised the matter publicly to create bad image for Nigeria and warned it citizens not to travel to Abuja – the Nation’s Capital for the time-being. It went further to reduce its Embassy and Consulate Staff by recalling some of them according to reliable reports.
“This is unfortunate the Group maintained, as America’s unwarranted alert has raised panic and tension, which is believed was a badly calculated political step meant by it to ruin the political and socio-economic stability of Nigeria.”
The Media Group, therefore, called on the United Nations and the Commonwealth “to warn America, UK and their allies to desist from its diabolical acts aimed always at creating bad image for Nigeria. Even though, the Nation faces security challenges, hands have been on deck to reverse the trend, and the success recorded so far attested to this, Group stressed.
“It should be noted by America, Britain and their allies that in spite of their socalled mastery in security, several security breaches leading to questionable deaths of innocent citizens are recorded daily especially in America most of which are not reported! Why were terror alerts not raised In US before the crimes were being committed?” The Group asked.
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria commended President Muhammadu Buhari for rising stoutly to defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria and that of Africa as a whole, pointing out that his order putting all Nigeria’s Security Forces at alert demonstrate his commitment to the well-being of his people,
The Group warned America, UK and its allies to henceforth share intelligence responsibly with Member Nations confidentially instead of playing to the gallery by creating negative impression about Nigeria always; as its earlier prediction some years back that Nigeria as a Nation would break-up failed woefully, the Group stated.
The Media Watch Group also commended the Nigerian Military, the Police, the DSS and all ther Security Forces in Nigeria on their efforts aimed at preventing and arresting crimes in the Nigerian Society.
However, it called on them to re-shape their sensitisation and awareness strategies on the fact that ‘security is everybody’s business’ by using all Media Platforms to enlighten and guide the Nigerian masses on daily basis on how to prevent dangers and expose crimes adding that the Federal Government should do same on a large scale.
The Group commended the Hon. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for always rising to the challenges posed by purveyors if fake-news and other enemies of Nigeria who are fond of creating bad image for the Country through falsehood, misinformation and misrepresentation of facts. The Group urged him not to relent in his effort until Nigeria succeeds in legislating against fake-news and other crimes in Nigeria.
