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MUSLIM GROUP, MURIC, ASKS BUHARI TO STOP 2019 BIG BROTHER NAIJA SHOW

On the 11th of July, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari calling on him to ensure that the Federal Government stops the airing of the 2019 edition of the reality television show, Big Brother Naija.

MURIC, which expressed disgust at the show, said the airing of the 2019 edition of the Big Brother Naija Reality Show should be shut down immediately. The group also wondered why the Ministry of Information and Culture and the National Orientation Agency are doing nothing over the show.

In a statement released by MJURIC, they said: ―we are being forcibly dragged to a world of nudity, shamelessness and open promiscuity. Inmates of BBNaija kiss, romance and engage in sex openly. BBNaija is Bohemian, anti-social, crude and immoral. It constitutes a potent danger to every home. BBNaija is Satanic. It is unacceptable‖

"Where are our norms and values? Is it part of African culture to engage in sex in the open? Where are the authorities? Is the Ministry of Information and Culture sleeping? Is the National Orientation Agency on sabbatical? Who will protect our children from this despicable onslaught? Who did this to Nigeria?

"…to cap the edifice, MURIC calls for immediate and total ban on this satanic television show. We charge the Ministry of Information and Culture to move swiftly against BB Naija before moral debauchery becomes Nigeria‘s middle name. Nigerian youth must be protected and the time to do so is now. We invite the National Assembly to intervene immediately and we appeal to traditional rulers to add their voices to this campaign.‖

However, social media users reacted to the call by the MURIC on the ban the reality television show. Here are some reactions gathered from Twitter:

I'm not really a big fan of BBN but MURIC calling on Buhari to ban the TV show is another example of misplaced priorities. #BBNaijia - Local Black Man (@thelifeof_real)

Dear MURIC, #BBNaija doesn‘t force its way to your TV screen. Your @DStvNg decoder has a feature called 'Parental Control'. With the feature, you can password the channel from your kids or yourself. Everyone has freedom to watch whatever they want. – another user stated.