The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) lead by Sultan of Sokoto, has asked the Federal Government to send relief materials to Palestinians who are in dire need of food, clothing, medicine and other essentials.
The President of the Council, Sheikh AbdurRasheed Hadiyyatullah, made the demand at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja.
He also called on the Nigerian humanitarian organisations and worship centres to assist the distressed people of Palestine.
The Council called on all Muslims and people of other faiths to offer special prayers invoking Allah, The Most High, to come to the aid of the Palestinians and all oppressed people of the world.
He said, “The Federal Government of Nigeria on behalf of the teeming Muslims and Christians and people of conscience in Nigeria, should, as a matter of urgency, provide relief materials to the besieged Palestinians.
“Muslim organisations, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), are deeply concerned about the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
“This is because apart from its criminality and lack of humanity, it also clearly shows the failure of global institutions established after the Second World War to protect human beings against any form of tyranny.”
He stressed the need for the Federal Government of Nigeria to emulate the Government and opposition party of South Africa who condemned the actions of the Zionist State of Israel.
The cleric also called on the international community to address the root cause of the conflict.
