The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has cautioned the United States and United Kingdom to refrain from acts capable of destabilizing Nigeria and other countries.
A press statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by the National Coordinator of the NGO, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, expressed dismay over the terror alerts sounded by US, UK and few European Countries over the security situation in Nigeria.
The NGO 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.
The statement said, “Instead, 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 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.”
It called on the United and Commonwealth Nations 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.
“It should be noted by America, Britain and their allies that inspite 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 NGO said.
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria therefore 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 Nigeria.
