By  Ebun Sessou

NIGERIAN Muslims have been urged to seize the opportunity of the Eid-el-fitr to demonstrate virtues that promote good neighbourliness and peaceful co-existence.

Chief Imam, Morufdeen Akintola, Idiat Abeke Memorial Mosque, Lekki made the call at the prayer ground organised by the Okoya’s family to felicitate with Muslim faithful.

In an interview with journalists, he said, the only way to enjoy the blessings of Allah at this time is to reflect on how the ideals and virtues of peace, harmony, brotherly love, selflessness, tolerance, honesty, fairness, justice and equity, taught by Islam can be employed in addressing the challenges confronting the country.

His words: “we have lost so many innocent souls in this country adding that the Nigerians should live together as true believers. We should also emulate the exemplary attributes of Islam which are love, tolerance, and peaceful co-existence.”

On Boko Haram, he said, Nigerians are gullible and that is the reason why they easily embrace propaganda. A lot of people are perpetrating evil through this name and Nigerian government has been silent. Our government should live up to their responsibility in solving this problem, he said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Olanrewaju Okoya, in his goodwill message called on Nigerians to be their brother’s keepers, adding that people should make sacrifices in order to be able to make the country a better place.