Jaji bombings: JNI kicks against Military deployment

The umbrella body of muslim in Nigeria, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has expressed its dissatisfaction over the ongoing redeployments in the military by the Defence Headquarters.

The shake-up follows the November 25 bomb attacks of a military church at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) in Jaji, Kaduna State. Over 20 people were reported killed.

Less than a week later, the Commandant of the Armed Forces and Staff College, Air Vice Marshal Abdullahi Kure, and the Corps Commander, Infantry, Major General Muhammad D. Isa were removed.

In a statement today, JNI, a body under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, condemned the blasts, while adding that a thorough investigation should have been carried out before the sack of the senior officers.

Part of the statement reads: “While we are not against military posting, rushed decision on serious issues of this magnitude even before the committee charged with the investigation of the incidents submit its report leaves much to be desired,” JNI said, saying it could not understand the use of two different approaches to addressing the same issue.

“Nigerians may not understand why would the two Jaji officers be removed in connection to the blasts even before any proper investigation, while no immediate posting out could follow the bombings at the 1 Mechanised Division and the Police Headquarters which preceded it.

“The fact that the two officers who were swiftly removed are Muslims and were replaced by two officers who are non-Muslims makes any discerning observer to be suspicious of the motives behind the whole exercise,” it said.

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