Popular Nigerian politician and civil rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has appealed to the Islamic Republic of Iran not to attack Israel, calling on both countries to sheathe swords and stop flexing muscles, saying the world needs peace as well as the Middle East in particular.
Reacting to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East in an interview with journalists on Sunday, the activist and former federal lawmaker in Nigeria’s upper legislative Chamber, said the six-month crisis between Hamas and Israel has culminated into tension in the Middle East and across the world, adding that Iran should not attack Israel in the interest of world peace.
He condemned missiles launched by both feuding countries and their proxies, which he said, left no significant damages, and insisted that the attack should stop at this level in order to stop the threat occasioned by the crisis to world peace and the Middle East region.
According to him, the threat of an all-out war between Iran and Israel could herald a Third World War, which is obviously not in the interest of any nation, hence, there was a need to avert the current crisis before it is late.
Sani called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages as part of moves to end the catastrophe since October 7 in Gaza, while he urged Israeli to respect the United Nations (UN) resolutions and stop the bombing of Gaza and opt for a roundtable dialogue to restore a permanent peace between both nations.
Part of the statement read: “An all-out war between Iran and Israel can drag the World into a catastrophic destruction misery and Iran shouldn’t attack Israel
“The world needs peace. The exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel is a threat to the peace of the Middle East and the world.
“The missile attacks on Israel and on Iran have not resulted in any significant damages to both countries because God wants peace and not war.
“Now that both countries have launched missiles against each other, Iran should exercise restraint and not launch further attacks against Israel. Hamas should release the Israeli hostages and Israel should respect the UN resolutions and halt its bombing campaigns in Gaza.”
The human rights activist, in the statement, stressed his opposition to Hamas attacks on Israel and its people, he also expressed his disapproval of killing innocent lives and properties in Gaza, insisting that there should be a ceasefire immediately.
Meanwhile, it will be recalled that the Hamas attack on Israeli in which some persons were killed and others taken hostage on October 7, has led to retaliatory bombings by the Israeli Defencce Forces (IDF) and its allied security agents.
