The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has told President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye to leave Turkish groups in Nigeria alone and to stop crying wolf where there is none.

MURIC was reacting to a warning issued by the government of Turkiye asking the Nigerian government to be wary of Gulenist terrorists in the country. The Islamic human rights group insisted that the Turkish groups in Nigeria are educationists and charity groups who are joining hands with Nigerians for the country’s growth and development.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday, 21st July, 2025 by the Executive Director of MURIC, 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.”