The Muslim Public Affairs Centre, MPAC, Nigeria, has raised issues over an audio recording circulating on social media that allegedly incites violence against Igbo Muslims, calling on safety businesses to urgently examine the matter.
In a press release launched on Wednesday, the organisation described the audio, attributed to a person recognized as Mazi Kanayo, as hate speech able to endangering public security and undermining constitutional rights.
MPAC stated the recording gained wider consideration after it was translated and shared on TikTok by a person referred to as @ugochukwubesira.
The organisation alleged that the audio accommodates inflammatory remarks directed at Igbo Muslims, accusing them of betrayal and inspiring hostility against them. It stated such rhetoric is defamatory and will set off violence and communal stress if left unaddressed.
“Nigeria’s numerous ethnic and spiritual composition makes it significantly weak to the consequences of unchecked hate speech,” the assertion learn.
It emphasised that Igbo Muslims are an integral a part of the Igbo ethnic group and the Nigerian nation, including that any try and intimidate or marginalise them threatens nationwide unity and elementary human rights.
“We urged the Nigeria Police Pressure, the Division of State Providers, and different related businesses to probe the origin and circulation of the audio and make sure that these accountable are held accountable underneath the legislation,” the organisation stated.
It additionally known as for proactive measures to guard communities which may be uncovered to threat because of the alleged incitement.
MPAC additional appealed to regulatory our bodies and social media platforms to take steps to restrict the unfold of content material that promotes hatred or violence.
It additionally known as on political leaders, conventional rulers, spiritual figures, and neighborhood leaders—particularly within the South-East—to publicly condemn the alleged name to violence and promote peaceable coexistence.
Whereas reaffirming its assist for freedom of expression, MPAC burdened that such freedom doesn’t embody the correct to incite violence or persecution.
The organisation urged Nigerians to reject divisive narratives and resist makes an attempt to take advantage of ethnic or spiritual variations for battle.
MPAC stated it will proceed to interact related authorities and intently monitor developments to make sure the problem is addressed at once.
