Arrest Sheikh Jalo Jalingo for hate speech against Christians

Arrest Sheikh Jalo Jalingo for hate speech against Christians - Former CAN youth leader tells IGP

- The former national president of the CAN youth wing, Daniel David Kadzia, has called on the IGP to arrest Sheikh Jalo Jalingo over his hate speech against Christians

- Kadzia said the acclaimed battle against hate speech should be stopped if the police and the Department of State Services fail to arrest the cleric

- Jalingo had alleged that criminal activities are being perpetrated by Christians in order to discredit the Muhammadu Buhari administration

- Kadzia said the ongoing culture of silence is confirmation that Muslim clerics are above the laws in Nigeria

The inspector general of police, Ibrahim Idris, has been urged by the former national president, Youth Wing of the Christians Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Daniel David Kadzia, to arrest Sheikh Jalo Jalingo, over his hate speech against Christians.

According to The Guardian, Kadzia made the call following Jalingo's sermon which he delivered at Dubli Central Mosque on Friday, January 11, in which the cleric reportedly accused Christians of been behind the killings, kidnappings and hardship in the country.

Legit.ng gathers that in a statement released on Monday, January 14, Kadzia said the acclaimed battle against hate speech should be stopped if the police and the Department of State Services fail to arrest the cleric.

Kadzia, who is the national president of the Coalition of Christians Groups for Good Governance in Nigeria and Diaspora (COCGOG), stressed that the country's unity was being threatened by hate speech.

Jalingo, during the sermon, reportedly alleged that criminal activities are being perpetrated by Christians in order to discredit the Muhammadu Buhari administration and pave way for Atiku Abubakar.

The cleric had reportedly added that CAN was only sponsoring hate campaigns to discredit Buhari and that there was no insurgency in the north-east.

However, Kadzia challenged Jalingo to mention one Christian Boko Haram terrorist or herdsmen who have been arrested.

He said: “The endorsement of President Buhari by a terrorist group called Miyetti Allah is a confirmation that the killer groups are operating under the cover of government."

He added that the ongoing culture of silence is a confirmation that Muslim clerics are above the laws in Nigeria. He said security agencies would not have any reason to harass Christians over alleged hate speech.

He said: “This country does not belong to either only Muslims or Christians, because there are others who do not belong to both religions. But, if Buhari’s government thinks that Muslims clerics are above the law, then he is making a regrettable mistake."

In the interest of national peace and unity, Kadzia called on good Muslims to condemn Jalingo's divisive speech. He pointed out that Muslims and Christians voted for Buhari as president of Nigeria in 2015, and not as a Northern leader, and faulted Jalingo’s support for Buhari against another.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state was warned against prosecuting the founder and senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) gave the warning in a statement by its spokesman, Pastor Bayo Oladeji.

He said in part: “Any attempt to arrest and harass any of our pastors again will be considered an attempt to silence the voice of the church and reasoning in our nation. Let the government define clearly the difference between what is considered hate speech and advocacy for dying victims of continuous killings in Nigeria."

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