The Media Aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has called for the arrest of an Islamic cleric identified as Shafiy Adeba over comments allegedly advocating the enslavement and killing of non-Muslims.
Adeba was reportedly captured on video preaching in Yoruba to worshippers at a mosque in the South-West.
In the video circulating on social media, the cleric allegedly claimed that Muslims had the right to enslave non-Muslims and made statements appearing to encourage violence against people he described as “infidels.”
Reacting to the video in a post shared online, Olayinka condemned the remarks and called on security authorities to investigate the cleric and take appropriate action.
Olayinka wrote:
“This Cleric, by name Shafiy Adeba said Muslims have ‘Right’ to enslave Non-Muslims. He declared war against those he called infidels ‘Rooted In Islam’.
“And he is preaching this nonsense in Yorubaland? A land of educated and civilised people with Christians, Muslims and traditional religion worshippers living together under the same roof?
“Methinks people like this man should be behind bars because extremist preachers like him caused Boko Haram that Nigeria is still battling today.”
Olayinka’s comments come amid renewed concerns over the potential impact of inflammatory religious preaching on peaceful coexistence and security in Nigeria.
However, the full context of the cleric’s remarks and the circumstances surrounding the video could not be independently established from the available information.
There was no immediate statement from the cleric or relevant security authorities regarding the allegations.
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