Nigerians have knocked a Muslim cleric over incendiary death sentence passed on Remi, wife of Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu.
In a sermon, the cleric described Mrs. Tinubu as an “infidel” who should be killed.
Speaking in Hausa, the cleric stated that “now, Tinubu’s wife is an infidel, and even as an infidel, she is the head amongst infidels.
“She’s the type that Allah has instructed us to kill because she’s among the leaders of infidels.”
The Imam also added that, though married to a Muslim, Mrs. Tinubu should be killed because she is a pastor.
“She’s a pastor,” he said. “That’s how the Quran instructed us to proceed. Leaders of infidels, Allah has directed that they should be killed.”
The video of the sermon, which has gone viral, has attracted condemnation from Nigerians.
Reacting to the call for the killing of the First Lady, popular social media critic Daniel Regha noted that religious bigotry should not be tolerated or encouraged in the country.
He said, “Wishing death on someone isn’t cool, and religious bigotry should never be tolerated or encouraged.
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“Religious discrimination remains one of our biggest problems in Nigeria. Many tend to play the religious card often but forget that we are first Nigerians before anything else. We have a long way to go.”
In his reaction, Sen. Shehu Sani stated that constructive criticism of the government and its policies is permitted by law.
However, he noted that calling for the death of the first lady is “utterly condemnable.”
Sani said, “Criticising the government and its policies is within the ambit of democratic rights, but calling for the killing of Senator Remi Tinubu by the religious cleric is unacceptable and utterly condemnable.”
For Ebuka Nwafor, he urged the security agencies to arrest and prosecute the cleric.
“However, the security agencies need to invite that cleric and prosecute him with the evidence, facts, and proof at hand.
“Why are they silent after seeing the video?” Nwafor said.
Nwafor added that the “Muslim Muslim ticket is active, and the cleric says President Tinubu’s wife is the leader of the infidels.
“Imagine what Christians are passing through in Northern Nigeria. This is a serious submission.”
For Olusopa James, he berated the North in his reaction when he said, “Religious cleric or religious extremist? I don’t see that extremist as a religious cleric. He’s a disgrace to the North.
@vincentchidi6 wrote in his X handle, ‘‘An Islamic cleric said Remi Tinubu deserves to be killed by Muslims. Till now nobody especially Yoruba Ronu has said nothing. They can’t even cough because a northerner said that, and he’s walking free today.
”Picture 2: An Igbo Chief was jailed in Lagos for saying he’ll tell IPOB to come to Lagos & protect Igbos if hoodlums continued to attack Ndigbo & their businesses. This happened after Igbos were targeted, hunted & assaulted following MC Oluoma’s threats. Police dismissed MC’s threats against the Igbos as a joke even though evidence abounds to show that they made good their threats.”
