The Chief Imam of Imo State, Sheikh Suleiman Njoku, discussed the difficulties Muslims in the South-East face in an interview with Punch. According to him, the Igbo people disapprove of Muslim marriages and dissuade anyone who want to do so.
According to the Chief Imam of Imo State, Sheikh Suleiman Njoku, “You know my people are very funny; even as a Muslim, you can’t get any job from the state government. Meanwhile, the Igbo go to places where Muslims are living, and they get jobs easily without any form of discrimination. But in Imo State, once they see you’re bearing a Muslim name, they will remove your name from the list of jobseekers and ask you to go to the North for jobs, but God commanded us to love them, and we do.”
He added, “Also, our ladies cannot wear hijabs because of the fear of attack. If they wear hijabs, they will be called Boko-haram, but I usually tell them to shun any form of distraction and follow the commandment of God to rule their lives. The Igbo don’t like marrying Muslims, and they discourage anyone who wants to marry Muslims.”
