The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested and began investigation right into a viral video during which a tender guy within the uniform of Jama’atu Izalatil Bidi’a Wa’ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) was once allegedly heard chanting, “give us rifles to head and kill Christians.”
The Commissioner of Police, CP A.M. Bello, disclosed this on Tuesday in Gusau all through a press briefing at the incident.
Bello mentioned the command was once alerted to the video circulating on social media, the place the suspect was once noticed in corporate of pupils from two Islamiyya colleges in Maradun Native Executive House.
He mentioned initial investigation published that the video was once recorded on Friday, October 23, 2026, whilst the suspect was once on his approach to Aliyu Ibn Abi Thalib Mosque, the place he and others had been mentioned to have equipped safety all through Friday prayers.
He gave the names of the universities as Nurul Islam Islamiyya and Akidatul Sahiha Islamiyya, each in Maradun LGA, about 120 kilometres from Gusau.
In keeping with him, the command in an instant engaged the management of JIBWIS at nationwide and state ranges, and the organisation disassociated itself from the suspect’s behavior.
He mentioned the suspect was once thereafter apprehended by way of JIBWIS and passed over to the police.
The CP recognized the suspect as Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, a local of Maradun LGA, born on September 15, 2004.
He mentioned the suspect attended Mualledi Fashion Number one Faculty, Maradun and Executive Day Secondary Faculty, Maradun, joined JIBWIS in 2025 and lately secured admission to check Mass Conversation at Zamfara State College, Talata Mafara.
Bello mentioned upon conclusion of investigation, the suspect could be charged to courtroom for alleged offences of incitement to violence, disturbance of public peace and prison intimidation beneath Sections 77, 78 and 380(b) of the Penal Code Regulation acceptable in Zamfara State.
He reassured electorate of all non secular affiliations of the dedication of the Nigeria Police Drive to protective lives and safeguarding the constitutional proper to freedom of idea, moral sense and faith.
He condemned any act able to selling non secular hatred or threatening non violent coexistence and suggested non secular leaders, folks, guardians and faculty government to advertise tolerance and mutual appreciate, particularly amongst younger other people.
He additionally appealed to contributors of the general public to stay calm, steer clear of spreading unverified knowledge and chorus from acts able to escalating non secular rigidity.
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