Outrage as Islamic Cleric Calls for Killing of Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu An unidentified Islamic cleric has received a widespread condemnation after calling for the killing of Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu. Former Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani, swiftly reacted to this horrifying statement, criticizing it as an extreme violation of democratic principles and human decency.
Expressing his dismay on his verified X account, Sani said that while criticism of the government and its policies is a fundamental right in any democratic society, inciting violence against an individual, especially a prominent figure like Senator Remi Tinubu, is utterly unacceptable. Educate your followers; kidnapping, banditry ungodly —Tinubu tells Muslim clerics He wrote: “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.” Advertisements Recall that in a viral video circulating on social media, the cleric is heard saying the Muslim/Muslim ticket that brought President Bola Tinubu to power was a scam. The cleric, whose identity could not be ascertained by News Week Nigeria at the time of filing this report, therefore, averred that the wife of the president, “being an infidel should be put to death as provided for in the Quran”. He, however, did not provide any chapter or verse of the Quran to support his claim. Advertisements He said: “Now, Tinubu, his wife is an infidel. As an infidel, she is a leader among the infidels. God’s judgement says she must be killed. She’s a pastor… a leader of infidels (Christians);
Allah says they must be killed…,” he said. Similarly, in October 2023, an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi said Muslim officers don’t perpetrate injustice like their Christian counterparts, even when they dominate security services. The cleric, in a video sermon of over 14 minutes posted on his official Facebook page, also said Christians and southerners could not be trusted with power in Nigeria like northern Muslims.
a Christian cleric complained to him about Buhari’s nepotism and the predominance of Muslims as heads of security agencies. According to him, his reply was that Muslims are not as evil as Christians when they are in power. He said, “During the (Muhammadu) Buhari presidency, a certain Christian cleric complained that Muslim officers were appointed heads of security organisations. My response was that Muslims would not use that as an advantage to maltreat anyone whether they’re Muslims or non-Muslims. In contrast, if they (Christians) are occupying those positions, they’ll destroy us. Advertisements “Check the history, who murdered Sardauna (Sir Ahmadu Bello)? It was (Maj. Chukwuma Kaduna) Nzeogwu. Who murdered Murtala (Muhammed)? It was (Lt. Col. Buka) Dimka. As for (Ibrahim) Babangida, he narrowly escaped death; who was his aggressor? (Gideon) Orkar, a northern Christian. You see, once you give these people power, they’ll use it to destroy you. “A Tanzanian, one Ali Mazara’u, once said you don’t give away power and if you must, there have to be clear-cut conditions detailing sharing formula. You must negotiate to have control of the defence and several other crucial agencies. But disgustingly, you cheaply surrendered power (alluding to Buhari) and went into oblivion.
