A popular Shi’a Islamic scholar who hails from Australia, Imam Tawhidi has stated that Nigeria is run by a terrorist government that allowed Boko Haram to operate in its early days.
Mohammad Tawhidi spends his days telling his more than 200,000 followers on Twitter that immigration and diversity are dangerous.
Tawhidi also described Nigeria as the most corrupt country in Africa.
He made his statements on Twitter in reference to news that Nigeria would be leading a regional task force against terrorists in Africa.
Tawhidi’s popularity among prominent far-right figures across three continents has given him a reach far beyond his Twitter followers.
“You have probably become the most famous imam in the world for people, I’d say, who are on our side of the circle,” said Tommy Robinson, founder of the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim English Defence League, in a sit-down interview with Tawhidi uploaded to his YouTube channel.
“You’ve become the first religious imam who has come out and said what I think, many of the times, needs to be said.”
His tweets below:
We have ignored Nigeria in the discussion about terrorism. Nigeria is the most corrupt country in Africa. It is home to a terrorist government that harbours terrorists just like the government of Pakistan. Boko Haram was given the green light in their early stages. We Remember.
— Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) February 7, 2018
Now all of a sudden Nigeria wants to lead the war against terror. Indeed, “my enemy is also my sword, I shall use him to kill with and then break the sword”.
— Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) February 7, 2018