Islamic Supreme Council of Canada founder, Imam Syed Soharwardy, has spoken out against the church bombings in Nigeria.
"This is an extremely deplorable crime that has been committed by those people who follow the hate-mongering ideology of Wahabism. It's not Islam. This is an un-Islamic action", said Imam Soharwardy.
Through a media release, Sohawardy condemns the actions of extremists:
On the day of Christmas this terrorism is worse of its kind. The attacks on churches while Christians were praying and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ cannot be done by anyone who knows and follows Islam. We remind the media and the people that the group who has claimed the responsibility, Boko Haram is a WAHABI group. We do not consider these people to be the true followers of Islam.
Islamic Supreme Council of Canada expresses deep sadness on the loss of innocent lives. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the worldwide Christian community in solidarity against this violence.
Islamic Supreme Council of Canada demands that the criminals must be captured and punished to the full extent of the law.
