Ikoyi Collapse: Prominent Islamic Group Reacts Few Minutes After 'Rejected' Muslim Job-Seeker Left SitePAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Lagos- Amid the collapse Ikoyi building, an Islamic organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has reacted to video footage about a Muslim job applicant that was rejected by the developer of the building due to his faith. The group’s director and founder, Professor Ishaq Akintola through a statement released on his official Facebook page and seen by Legit.ng, congratulated the applicant for escaping death whilst frowning at the action of the developer. Recommended for you Kirikiri inmate gets access to phone, threatens innocent people, Osinbajo’s... Akintola maintained the incident exposed the sufferings of Yoruba Muslims in the country. The claim by the group was contained in a public statement circulated to the media on Friday, 5th November 2021. The statement read in part: PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! COLLAPSED LAGOS BUILDING: REJECTION OF MUSLIM APPLICANT EVIDENCE OF ALIENATION OF MUSLIMS IN YORUBALAND A video clip on YouTube has featured a certain Sikiru Adebowale who claimed to have gone for a job interview with the developer of the 21-storey building on Gerrard Street, Ikoyi, Lagos which collapsed on Wednesday, 2nd November 2021. Mr. Sikiru Adebowale, a Muslim, told viewers that the developer refused to employ him because he is a Muslim. Recommended for you 2023 presidential election results: Labour Party releases list of Peter Obi... The group described this particular incident as the true anatomy of the relationship between Christians and Muslims in the South West, adding that they only tolerate each other at the informal level while they are enemies at the formal level. Recommended for you Delta PDP guber candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori escapes assassination MURIC, therefore, called on the apex Yoruba social-cultural group, Afenifere, and other notable groups in the South West to quickly react to this viral clip Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a heartbreaking video of a woman has emerged on social media in which she could be seen bursting into tears at the scene of the Ikoyi building collapse and lamenting the methods of the rescue team. In the video that was shared on Instagram by @lindaikejiblogofficial, the woman said the only male in her family is trapped under the rubble. According to her, she has been sitting at the site since the previous day. She said the method of the rescue team could cause the deaths of those that are still alive and trapped under the rubble. Source: Legit.ng Following the collapse of the Ikoyi building in Lagos on Monday, November 1, a video of a rejected Muslim applicant has been generating reactions Prominent Islamic Group, MURIC has reacted angrily over the details of the video footage that involved how the Muslim applicant was denied a job offer due to his faith The director of the group reacted by faulting the action of the developer of the building and as well congratulating the applicant for escaping death PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Legit.ng, Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! Legit.ng "An Islamic human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has claimed that the rejection of a Muslim engineer who went for a job at the site of the collapsed 21-storey building on Gerrard Street, Ikoyi, Lagos but was rejected by the developer on account of his faith is a strong evidence of the alienation of Muslims in Yorubaland." “That video clip is an undeniable evidence of the alienation, marginalisation, impoverisation and persecution of Yoruba Muslims by no other than their fellow Yoruba who happen to be Christians. “While we congratulate Mr. Adebowale for escaping almost certain death or severe injuries, MURIC sympathises with the bereaved families, the injured victims and the Lagos State Government over this avoidable tragedy. “But the truth which must be told is that the sad incident has exposed the sufferings of Yoruba Muslims under their overbearing and selfish Christian overlords who want all political offices, all civil service vacancies, all teaching jobs, all construction works, etc for Christians and Christians alone."