The President of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, Sheikh AbdurRasheed Hadiyyatullah, has called on the Federal Government to send relief materials to the Palestinians who are suffering from hunger and violence.

He made this call at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. He also appealed to Nigerian humanitarian organisations and worship centres to help the Palestinians who are in distress.

“The Council called on all Muslims and people of other faiths to offer special prayers invoking Allah, The Most High, to come to the aid of the Palestinians and all oppressed people of the world.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria on behalf of the teeming Muslims and Christians and people of conscience in Nigeria, should, as a matter of urgency, provide relief materials to the besieged Palestinians.

“Muslim organisations, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), are deeply concerned about the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

“This is because apart from its criminality and lack of humanity, it also clearly shows the failure of global institutions established after the Second World War to protect human beings against any form of tyranny,” he said

He urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to follow the example of the Government and opposition party of South Africa who condemned the actions of the Zionist State of Israel.

The cleric also called on the international community to address the root cause of the conflict.

“The General Assembly of the United Nations passed the latest resolution on December 15, 2022, by a vote of 167 in favour and six against (Chad, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, United States).

“This resolution stressed the need to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and return to the pre-1967 borders.

“It reiterated the need for lasting peace based on relevant resolutions of the United Nations and agreements of the parties on the two-state solution.”

He added that the UN resolution also emphasised the need to respect the territorial integrity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.