by Eze Eluchie
Considering that
Nigeria, like some of the West African countries mentioned as members of the 'alliance', is a secular State with a minority Muslim (or as is the case for some of the African countries purported to be part of the alliance, sizable non-Muslim) population;
And further
considering that Islamic countries with majority Shi’ia sect members (Iran and
Iraq) and Syria were excluded from the so-called Saudi Arabia-led Islamic
Military Alliance;
And also
considering that the announcement of Nigeria’s membership of the Sunni Muslim
(Saudi Arabia)-led Islamic Military Alliance was made a day after Nigerian
soldiers slaughtered dozens of Shi’ia Muslim adherents in Zaria, Kaduna State,
northern Nigeria:
And
ultimately considering the opaque and largely non-committal stance of the Saudis, thus
far, in efforts at curtailing extremist Islamic terror;
Would
Christian or Muslims of the Shi’ia sect or persons of other faiths (not
Islamic), serving in the Nigeria military (or the military of the other
34-countries purported to be part of the alliance), be expected to participate
in this Saudi Arabia-led Islamic Military Alliance?
Would such a
refusal to be deployed or serve under such a Saudi Arabia-led Islamic Military
Alliance amount to conscientious objection to serve?
Would the
Nigerian National Assembly or other legislators of other secular states or
states with substantial non-Muslim populations really serve under such Saudi
Arabia-led Islamic Military Alliance?
The pertinent
question in the face of realities and the solo-announcement of the alliance by just
the Saudi Foreign Minister (without any of the coalition partners present) is:
was the Saudi announcement of an ‘Islamic anti-terror Military Alliance/Coalition
genuine or merely diversionary?
The idea of
a Saudi Arabia-led Islamic Military Alliance is a diversionary non-starter from
the very onset!
Picture: Saudi Deputy
Crown Price and Defence Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, who announced the ‘alliance’.
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