Speaking at a news conference, the state chairman of the council, Alhaji Tijjani Inuwa Tashi said, "The ongoing debate at the National Assembly particularly the House of Representatives on the criminal justice system reforms with particular reference to capital punishment is nothing but a heartless and faithless exercise". Alhaji Tijjani called on the members of the National Assembly to in the interest of justice, fairness and respect for human right drop the move, saying abolishing capital punishment would seriously affect Muslims.
"We would like to remind our fellow Muslims at the House that they should know that they are representing Muslim communities and by extension the interest of Islam. It is therefore a fundamental Islamic duty on them to first and foremost, protect and preserve the tenets of the religion before any other interest," said the chairman.
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