Kaduna state governorship aspirant, Senator Shehu Sani, has said that National Mosque Imam, Professor Ibrahim Maqari should not be sacked over his comment on the lynching of Deborah Samuel.
Prof. Maqari while reacting to the killing of Deborah, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State, who was lynched over alleged blasphemy, said Muslims have line that must not be crossed.
Reacting, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka called for the sacking of the Imam, accusing him of directing his supporters to take laws into their hands.
But Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna central senator said the Imam should not be arrested, saying he is entitled to his own opinion.
In a post on his verified Facebook page, Sani said: “Professor Ibrahim Maqari should not be removed as Chief Iman of Abuja National mosque.
“He is entitled to his opinion in a democratic society. That was how I also opposed the sacking of Sheikh Nuru Khalid”.
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