2027 Polls: NHRC asks FG to arrest, prosecute Sheikh Jingir for hate speech

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to immediately arrest and prosecute Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, for hate speech and incitement. The Commission, in a statement signed by its Executive Secret

[Daily Trust] Jos -- Some Nigerians have criticised the National Chairman of Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'a Wa'ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, over what they described as the use of religion to influence political choices ahead of the 2027 presidential election, particularly the Muslim-Muslim ticket.