Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint US-Israel bombing of Iran yesterday.
Reacting to his killing, an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), described the incident as extremely outrageous, unlawful aggression and an assault on international law and order.
MURIC’s reaction was expressed in a press release issued on Sunday, 1st March, 2026 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
He said:
”The supreme leader of the Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint US-Israel bombing of Iran yesterday, Saturday, 28th February, 2026.
”We strongly condemn this killing. It is extremely outrageous, preposterous and unlawful. The attack constitutes an assault on international law and order.
”By attacking Iran while peaceful negotiations were going on, the US and Israel have sent a strong, negative and most dangerous signal to the world that this is the age of criminal aggression, the end of friendly relations based on mutual trust, the era of ‘might is right’ and the demise of trans-atlantic transparency.
”MURIC admonishes Muslim leaders around the world to trust the US and its Western allies at their own risk and to expect daggers and bullets instead of handshakes and salads at the table.
”Within Nigeria, we call on Muslims to shun official engagements with leaders of other religious groups but to continue to be good neighbours to all, loving, giving and tolerating. At the same time, we urge Nigerian Muslims to remain peaceful and law abiding but vigilant. Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.”
