The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to stop interfering with Turkish organizations operating in Nigeria and to refrain from making unfounded accusations.
MURIC was responding to a warning from the Turkish government, which advised the Nigerian government to be cautious of alleged Gulenist terrorists operating within the country.
The Islamic human rights organization maintained that the Turkish groups in Nigeria are primarily involved in education and charity work, collaborating with Nigerians to support the nation’s growth and development.
This was stated in a press release on Monday by Professor Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC.
The statement read: “The government of Turkiye has warned the Nigerian government to be wary of Gulenist terrorists in the country.
“We take this warning with a pinch of salt. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is crying wolf where there is none. He is afraid of his own shadow.
“Nigeria is not a satellite of Turkiye. Therefore, he cannot manipulate Nigeria to satisfy narrow diabolical objective. The whole world knows that he has virtually forced all opposition elements out of his country with his repressive and tyrannical tendencies.
“It is gratifying to note that even the Nigerian government has rejected his sinister advances and wrongful insinuations.
“As a democratic nation, we will not be complicit in the suppression of the opposition in other countries. We advise the Turkish leader to leave the followers of the late Shaykh Gulen in Nigeria alone and to stop crying wolf where there is none. Erdogan should take his cock and bull stories to the marines. Nigeria cannot be fooled.”
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