A prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has said that the controversial Kaduna Preaching bill is unconstitutional.
According to the Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, the controversial bill was an updated version of an existing law which was put in place to check inflammatory sermons by faith leaders.
The Islamic cleric however in an interview for the April edition of The Interview said the bill was a step too far.
He added that: “If you are trying to fight terrorism and extremism, you don’t clamp on the freedom of speech, freedom of thought and freedom of propagation of thoughts. These liberties are enshrined in the constitution,”
Gumi however pointed that the bill could eradicate religious extremism. He added that Boko Haram is “100% a Muslim problem” noting that some people in the North were in cooperation with the Islamist-Jihadist sect and protecting them.
He continued that: “Boko Haram as it now is cannot prosper in Ibadan, because the locals will expose them. The same in Enugu. The people agitating for Biafra cannot prosper in the north because they will be exposed.
“We have to understand that these people are from amongst us and that the society is not doing enough to bring these elements out. I can tell you that Boko Haram is 100% a Muslim problem.” He went on to challenge muslin leaders to make more plans in combating Boko Haram.
Further in the interview, Gumi described the Pro-biafra protesters and their agitation as “analogue”.