June 11, 2026
By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said Nigerian Muslims are increasingly subjected to unfair profiling in discussions surrounding insecurity, describing the situation as a “double jeopardy” in which they are both victims of violence and wrongly portrayed as perpetrators.
The council made the assertion on Thursday in a Democracy Day statement, where it condemned terrorism, banditry and kidnapping, while calling for national unity and responsible public discourse on security issues.
In a statement signed by its Public Affairs Officer, Abbas Jimoh, the NSCIA, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the council, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, said efforts to link Muslims to violent crimes were misleading and detrimental to the fight against insecurity.
