Arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir over alleged hate speech – NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called connected the Federal Government to apprehension and prosecute Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, implicit alleged hatred code and incitement up of the 2027 wide elections.

The committee made the request connected Tuesday successful a connection signed by its Executive Secretary, Chief Tony Ojukwu, SAN.

The NHRC said it was profoundly acrophobic astir what it described arsenic the hateful and inciting remarks allegedly made by Jingir successful a viral video connected Sunday.

According to the commission, the cleric appeared to enactment religiously exclusive authorities and utilized the connection “infidels” portion asking his supporters to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to amusement their limits.

The NHRC said specified comments could endanger Nigeria’s law principles of equality, non-discrimination and peaceful coexistence.

The committee described the alleged remarks arsenic hatred code and incitement to spiritual hatred, informing that they could pb to unit during the 2027 predetermination period.

“The Commission finds these remarks to beryllium hatred code and incitement to spiritual hatred and imaginable violence. At a clip erstwhile we are preparing for different wide election, specified utterances are reckless and dangerous,” it said.

It added: “They service nary intent different than to divid...