Maqari said: “It should be known to everyone that we the Muslims have some red lines beyond which MUST NOT be crossed.
By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Chief Imam of the Abuja National Mosque, Prof. Ibrahim Maqari, has justified the dastardly murder of a Christian female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamakko, Sokoto State, saying she crossed the redline.
Prof Maqari in justifying the murder on his Twitter page also warned about the grievous consequences that await those who also cross the redline.
He said: “It should be known to everyone that we the Muslims have some red lines beyond which MUST NOT be crossed. The dignity of the Prophet (PBUH) is at the forefront of the red lines. If our grievances are not properly addressed, then you should not be criticized for addressing them ourselves,” said a statement posted on the imam’s Twitter account.
Like Prof Maqari, Peoples Gazette quoted a government official of Sokoto State, Anas Mohammad Sani, who also justified the murder, saying Muslims don’t tolerate insult against their beloved prophet.
He said: “Muslims don’t take insults against beloved prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in whatever form,” he warned.
According to him, the Shehu Shagari College of Education student was brutally murdered because of her reckless comments regarding the Islamic faith.
Justifying the gruesome murder of the female Christian student, Mr Sani said, “The earlier our Christian brothers and sisters understand this, the better for all of us. May the recklessness of our tongues never drive us to (an) early grave.”
Ms Samuel, a 200 level Home-Economics student accused of blasphemy, had complained bitterly over the influx of religious broadcast messages shared to her department’s WhatsApp page.
Her Muslim colleagues considered the tone used in the complaint to be blasphemous, for which she stoned to death and set her lifeless body ablaze.
