Popular Islamic cleric, Mallam Idris Abdulaziz, says the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested and detained him for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Bauchi State-based cleric revealed this on Saturday after his release on Friday, Daily Trust reported.
He said that the encounter occurred at the Bauchi Office of DSS.
Abdulaziz said, “I was told categorically that I have been abusing the president in my sermons and other majlis (gatherings) and that they have the records. I challenged them to play one for me, but they could not present any as evidence.
“I told them that I criticised former President Goodluck Jonathan more than I criticise President Buhari. I told them that I will not be biased and keep quiet when things are going wrong. My criticism is now more pronounced because there is so much suffering and President Muhammadu Buhari is a northerner. It will be unfair of me to have criticised Jonathan, a Christian and spared President Buhari, because he is a Muslim.
“This is not what Islam teaches. Islam teaches equity and fairness in everything and to everybody regardless of his faith. Being fair by a Muslim is not towards Muslims only. Islam teaches us to be fair and kind even to animals not to talk of human beings.”
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