The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has alleged marginalisation of Yoruba Muslims by their Christian counterparts in the wake of the building collapse in Ikoyi, IgbereTV reports.
IgbereTV gathered that a viral video footage had been released where a Muslim claimed to have been denied employment in the collapsed 21-storey building in Lagos for being a Muslim.
The Muslim engineer identified as Sikiru Adebowale, allegedly went for a job interview but was rejected on the basis of his religion minutes before the catastrophic collapse.
On Friday, MURIC in a statement issued by its Director, Ishaq Akintola stated that this was a further pointer to the subtle discrimination being suffered by Yoruba Muslims over the years.
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“That video clip is an undeniable evidence of the alienation, marginalisation, improvisation and persecution of Yoruba Muslims by no other than their fellow Yoruba who happens to be Christians,” MURIC said.
“We urge those who do not believe us to review the video clip and listen to Mr. Sikiru Adebowale as he was being interviewed by a television station.
