The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop raising false alarms and to leave Turkish organizations operating in Nigeria undisturbed.
MURIC’s response comes after the Turkish government issued a warning to Nigeria, advising caution regarding alleged Gulenist terrorists within the country. The Islamic human rights organization rejected these claims, emphasizing that the Turkish groups in question are primarily involved in education and humanitarian efforts, actively contributing to Nigeria’s development.
This was stated in a press release issued on Monday, July 21, 2025, by MURIC’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
The statement reads:
“The government of Turkiye has warned the Nigerian government to be wary of Gulenist terrorists in the country. (https://muslimnews.com.ng/2025/07/17/turkiye-warns-of-gulenist-terrorist-threat-in-nigeria-other-countries/).
*”We take this warning with a pinch of salt. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is crying wolf where there is none. He is afraid of his own shadow.*
*”Nigeria is not a satellite of Turkiye. Therefore, he cannot manipulate Nigeria to satisfy narrow diabolical objective. The whole world knows that he has virtually forced all opposition elements out of his country with his repressive and tyrannical tendencies.*
“It is gratifying to note that even the Nigerian government has rejected his sinister advances and wrongful insinuations (https://punchng.com/fg-dismisses-turkish-claim-of-new-terror-group-in-nigeria/).
“As a democratic nation, we will not be complicit in the suppression of the opposition in other countries. We advise the Turkish leader to leave the followers of the late Shaykh Gulen in Nigeria alone and to stop crying wolf where there is none. Erdogan should take his cock and bull stories to the marines. Nigeria cannot be fooled.”
