The spokesperson of the National Chief Imam Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, Sheikh Armiyao Shaibu has described the recent clash between gangs from the Nima-Mamobi areas as contradictory to the teachings of Islam.
Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, he noted that upon seeing footage of the clash he was shocked and disappointed.
“Definitely the sight was one that evoked shock, disappointment, worry, anxiety, fear, sadness and everything that one can associate with these negative emotions as a result of such a development which in our view is a needless kind of development. But it has taken place,” he said.
According to him, the people involved in the clash failed to exercise Muslim values which included tolerance, respect for the sanctity of human blood and the sacredness of life “and all those things are things that Islam upholds.”
“And my disappointment more is in an area where it’s clearly a Muslim dominated area, so one will expect the refinement that the teachings of Islam bring to human life,” he said.
“And so for an area where you see, I mean, more than 5 times a day the blaring of the horns of the Azzan in an area of such nature and every day we hear the sermons and to have such if you like brigandary, or if you like kind of clashes of irate young people must be something that is worrying. And I find in it a certain contradiction,” he added.
Latest Stories
-
“I am the Austrian team boss with all my heart,” Rangnick turns down Bayern
5 mins -
Failed asylum seeker given £3,000 to go to Rwanda
6 mins -
Nigerian gasoline prices soar as shortages worsen cost of living crisis
26 mins -
Paris 2024: We will win medal at Olympics if government invests more – GPC President
30 mins -
Akufo-Addo calls for protection of Ghana’s democratic reputation and identity
33 mins -
Apple working to fix alarming iPhone issue
34 mins -
‘You won’t win GPL title without your own stadium’ – Bashir Hayford tells Kotoko, Hearts
37 mins -
Ryan Garcia denies using performance-enhancing drugs after beating Devin Haney
50 mins -
We must change phenomenon of moneyed elections – Raymond Atuguba
51 mins -
Accra Lions punished us for not taking our chances – Hearts of Oak assistant coach Abdul Bashiru
54 mins -
Biosafety Authority welcomes court’s dismissal of application seeking injunction on approval of 14 GMOs
1 hour -
Adaklu-Tevikpo murder suspect arrested from hideout
1 hour -
Asante artefacts return: Reawakening of Asante’s Soul
1 hour -
ECG attributes May 1 dumsor to rainstorm
1 hour -
Armed robbers attack Mobile Money agent in broad daylight at Tumu
1 hour