Members of the Ansaariddeen Tijjaniyya has condemned the gruesome massacre of their Nigerians adherents to the home country of their leader, Sheikhul-islam Alhaji Ibrahim Niasse in Senegal.
At a press conference held at the Jamaa headquarters in Abuja, the National Secretary of the movement, Sayyidi Mohammad AlQasim Yahaya disclosed that the delegation of Nigerians in convoy of luxiurous and mini- buses on the fateful day were stopped by Burkinabe army on patrol and made to disembark from the buses, randomly selected and cold- bloodedly shot to death in a most horrendous display of bestality.
Sixteen (16) of them were killed and some vehicles and their occupants are yet to be accounted for.
This, according to Yahaya is against all known international convention and human rights charter globally. Extant laws and conventions that guaranteed the sanctity and inviolability of human lives, irrespective of their origin and creed has been violated.
Quoting the African charter on Human and People’s Right, Act cap 10, 2004, he noted is a law binding on African state member countries including Burkina Faso, has been violated in this case.
Tijjaniyya world- wide urgently draw the attention of the Nigerian government, the United Nations and Human Rights organizations to as a matter of urgency and responsibility, Wade into this matter by ensuring that the rights of the victims of this massacre are upheld and the blood thirsty culprits are immediately brought to book.
While awaiting the expedited actions of the world body and the government of Nigeria and Burkina Faso, the Tijjaniyya movement appeals to their teeming members globally to remain law abiding while pursuing the course of Justice for the victims and their aggrieved families.
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