RESPONDING to Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr's declaration of "war" on the Government over injustices against African people, acting Commissioner of Police Mc Donald Jacob said if Bakr wants "a battle", the armed forces are prepared for it.

However, Jacob said now was not the time to create and develop new enemies.

Throughout a 75-minute broadcast from his mosque in Mucurapo on Friday night, carried live on Facebook, Bakr, who led the 1990 attempted coup against the NAR government, spoke of injustices against the schools run by the Jamaat and warned Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly 'to fix it or else...'

Jacob said the tape is being reviewed by the police special branch and legal department to determine how they should proceed. He said the video is receiving attention to determine if there was a credible threat or an emotional outburst to grab headlines and attention.

Nevertheless, Jacob said as an intelligence-driven body, 'we are on the alert. We have upped our security. We are working with the Defence Force in terms of any eventuality. '

He said the perceived threat against Gadsby-Dolly has been taken into consideration.

'Everything has been taken into consideration. We don't want the situation to be blown out of proportion. We want the country to have confidence, that we have upped our game, I cannot spell out what that is, but we are doing what is required to be done.'

Following the release of the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) results on Thursday, Bakr said his message was aimed to bring solace to parents and children who were sad, having ended up in the 'junior sex-condary' schools even though they performed better than others who ended up in the 'prestige' schools.

He blamed this on the Concordat agreement between the State and denominational school boards which allows the boards to select 20 per cent of students on the basis of the SEA exam.

He said the Concordat is biased against the Jamaat which has produced doctors, lawyers, engineers, but is denied funding or entry to students wanting to list its secondary school as a choice.

'How come these schools are able to take 20 per cent of the children whether they fail or pass?"

Saying he understands the Concordat is being reviewed, Bakr warned Gadsby-Dolly,

'Miss Minister, I Yasin Abu Bakr tell you if this school, my school is not included in the Concordat, all the taxes that we pay all these years, give us our taxes back so we could pay our own teachers.

'Since this is how you all are dealing with this injustice we will show you what is injustice. So, you better include the Jamaat al Muslimeen.'

He asserted this was not a threat, but a warning, because, he said, the denominational schools were getting all of the money that he and his members were paying in taxes.

'Miss MOE, remember I say I eh threaten you. I warning you. Fix it this time. Fix this injustice. Fix it,' he said repeatedly warning that "the flood" was coming

'All the children topping the class is Indian. What the a-- all you doin