The Muslim Society of Nigeria, Lagos area, has described the Big Brother Naija reality show as an indirect pornography project.
It said it spreads social vices and thus called on the Federal Government to ban it.
The call came days after a youth leader in the North, Yerima Shettima also advocated the ban.
According to a statement by its Amir (president) Mallam Miftahudeen Thanni, to commemorate the 1443AH Islamic new year and International Youth Day, government had the responsibility to halt the programme.
Thani said, “The show negates everything about morality. It is evil and a danger that could damage the strong moral foundation that many Nigerian societies are known for. It is the worst distraction for Nigerian youths.
“This immorality extends beyond just nude dressing to encouraging youths to sell their bodies to get fame and make money. We express our total rejection of the programme and call on the government to ban it.
“This indirect porn programme is also giving teenagers a bad orientation that making it in life must come with a price of exposing their bodies, thereby causing high cases of rape in the society.
“Relevant broadcast authorities should pay attention to the damaging nature of this programme. It is ruining the lives of youths. If Nigeria is serious about fighting crimes, we cannot afford to leave this kind of programme unstrapped.”
