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Former Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki yesterday said the inclusion of Nigeria among 14 countries on the United States watch list of terrorism is a blessing in disguise.
"It is a blessing in one way because leaders who are stealing our money abroad will stop as the full search will expose them. No more transfer or taking of money to foreign lands. It will in no small measure curtail stealing in this country," he told newsmen in Kaduna yesterday.
The former sultan said the new checks would make the country's leaders to invest in Nigeria rather than taking funds abroad at the expense of the country. He decried the level of infrastructural backwardness in Nigeria, identifying corruption as the bane of the country's development.
He condemned terrorism, describing it as un-Islamic. According to him, Islam enjoins Muslims to carry everyone along, including people of other faiths.
"In islam, if you kill, you are going to hell. Even all the quarrel we are having in this country are not Islamic. Muslims are not expected to fight Christians. All these crises happening in the world are for economic reasons", he said.
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I second with the former sultan Dasuki on his comment regarding "inclusion of nigeria on U.S.watch list a blessing"as he rightly said,it will curtail the stealing of our funds and investing it in another country.However,it is surprising how the issue of being in a black list is makin the country go berserk,this is bcos the nigerian man is thinking of how to get his three square meals,get constant power supply,good water,good roads,good schools for his children and get adequet medication when sick.These are the the things the nigerians should be bothered about not being on a black list.
We should acknowledge the assertion made by the former Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki; however, the answers to the following questions are important as well. 1 Do we have an established organization composed of high skill scholar to conduct in-dept research into terrorism? 2. Do we have any terrorist group in Nigeria? 3 If yes to #2 question, what are we doing to get rid of the group? 4 Do you believe there is a dispute between terrorists and ordinary people? 5 If yes to #4 question, do you believe having a middle ground for dispute resolution is a good idea?
We should acknowledge the assertion made by the former Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki; however, the answers to the following questions are important as well. 1) Do we have an established organization composed of high skill scholar to conduct in-dept research into terrorism? 2) Do we have any terrorist group in Nigeria? 3) If yes to #2 question, what are we doing to get rid of the group? 4) Do you believe there is a dispute between terrorists and ordinary people? 5) If yes to #4 question, do you believe having a middle ground for dispute resolution is a good idea?
this is one of the best comment i've read so far on this issue.I think nigeria's inclusion on US terrorist list will help catch those stupid politicians who run abroad with our money.the earler we come to terms with this, the better for us. well said mr sultan