Ban Movie With Nancy Isime in Niqab Bearing Firearms --- MURIC

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for a ban on the upcoming film in which prominent actress Nancy Isime and other women wear purdah, an Islamic full covering, also known as the Niqab, and brandish lethal weapons.

Recall that Isime stirred controversy within the country's Muslim population after releasing a movie poster depicting women wearing hijab and face veils brandishing firearms during a bank robbery.

The group described the film as 'satanic', claiming that it portrays Muslim women as criminals and incites the public against them.

The call was made in a statement signed by MURIC's Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Thursday.

The statement read, “An extremely anti-Muslim film has been released into the Nigerian movie industry. The upcoming film, which was recently unveiled by Nancy Isime, shows women in purdah brandishing dangerous weapons and robbing banks. It is Islamophobia taken to the highest level. This film is satanic, repugnant, and provocative.

“It is aimed at portraying Muslim women as criminals with a violent proclivity. The film is capable of inciting the public against Muslim women. It may also expose Muslims in general to public ridicule and opprobrium.

“We believe that the film is the handiwork of Muslim-haters and part of the plot to stop Muslim women from wearing hijab and niqab. The plot was hatched a long time ago, and its execution began in the schools. 

"This plot was boldly and diligently confronted in Nigerian courts by Muslims until the highest court in the land made a pronouncement on it. This Satanic film is the latest effort in the war against hijab."

Akintola maintained that the film is capable of setting Nigeria on fire if urgent action is not taken by the relevant authorities.

He urged the National Film and Video Censors Board to investigate and place an immediate ban on the coming film.

They have threatened to file a complaint with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, seeking action against the account responsible for sharing what they described as “Islamophobic content”.