Bringing Zamfara inciter to book The arrest of Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, 22, by Zamfara State police responds to a viral video recorded on 23rd October, in Maradun.
Wearing a uniform associated with Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), he led youths, including minors, in chants demanding AK-47 rifles to attack Christian worshippers in Enugu and Jos.
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The arrest of Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, 22, by Zamfara State police responds to a viral video recorded on 23rd October, in Maradun.
The footage has provoked outrage because it sought to turn religious identity into a target for violence. Media transcriptions of the Hausa call-and-response include: “A ba wa AK?” (“Give them an AK?”); “Mu je Enugu?” (“Shall we go to Enugu?”); “Cikin arna?” (“Among the unbelievers?”); “Ranar Lahadi?” (“On Sunday afternoon?”); “Suna murna? They are going?”); and “Na ba su wuta!” (“I will open fire on them!”). Participants answered each prompt with a chant of approval.
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