THE Movement for Islamic Rights and Justice (MIRAJ) has threatened to wage a Jihad (Holy War) against the Lagos State Government. To this end, it has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state, to release the corpse of one of its members at the General Hospital.
The threat was continued in a statement jointly signed by MRAJ�s national coordinator, Adeniyi Alimi Adams, and secretary General Maruf� Dairo.
According to the release, MIRAJ strongly condemned the action of the Lagos State Health workers at the Lagos State General Hospital in the handling of the corpse, which it regarded as barbaric.
It stated: “any patient that eventually dies, has to be released to the family on demand without any stress and the issue of autopsy can only arise through the consent of the family member of the corpse and not by force”, adding that, it is equally important that a death certificate be issued to the family member as evidence of confirm the death.
The release emphasized that Islam teaches that delaying of any corpse is a way of punishing the corpse and “Muslims cannot sit down and be looking at our precious faith being destroyed in our life” it stated.
The release further explained that MIRAJ is a formidable human right organization and a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which takes it�s solace in the Holy Quran, as it�s quotes “Let there arise out of you, a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right and for biding what is wrong, they are the ones to attain felicity” (Q3: 104). This it added, is in pursuance of it�s main objectives which is, “to address and redress any injustice, be it against Islam and it�s adherents and the humanity in general”.
The release concludes with a warning that “a stitch in time, they say, saves nine. Justice delayed is a justice denied. Therefore, justice must be done, for there can be no peace without justice. No peace, no rest. Justice must prevail!”