NEWSCoronavirus: Nigerians call for the arrest of Sheikh Jingir after he defied Govt, led Friday prayers


Nigerians have taken to social media to call for the arrest of Izala sect leader, Imam Sani Yahaya Jingir, after he led prayers at a mosque in Jos today March 26, despite a ban on religious gathering of more than 50 people in Plateau State.

This is coming days after he described coronavirus as a western propaganda. Imam Jingir had also dared authorities by stating that no one can stop him and his followers from congregating in mosques.

Leader of Izala sect, Imam Sani Yahaya Jingir holds Friday Prayer in Jos despite ban on religious gathering of more than 50 people in Plateau State

However the Imam ignited the wrath of Nigerians after a video of him and his followers storming a mosque in Jos, Plateau State’s capital went viral on social media.

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  1. A. Abbas JegaApril 21, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    One of the problems countries in Africa,Asia and middle east will face during the corona virus crisis is the presence of some religious men who ufortunately do not really understand the teachings of religion in its deepness, they only define religious teachings with emotion and superficial understanding of it.
    within muslim states the Wahhabis are in the forefront in this kind of misrepresentation of religious teachings, similar cases are also found within Christian faithfuls as well as the orthordox jews. governments must call these kind of people to order or arrest them. sheikh Jingir and many other muslim so called scholars can be found with such views, we believe leaving them free will lead humansociety especially Africa to destruction.

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    1. Afro Free Media April 21, 2020 at 1:36 PM

      The wahabist are the real problem of the entire muslim ummah. They think they know too much

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