Jingir’s remarks vindicate Kanu’s warnings, IPOB claims
In a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group said the reported declaration that Nigeria is a Muslim country and that Christians are “infidels” raised concerns about the country’s constitutional commitment to religious equality.
According to IPOB, “the time for denial is over,” urging the Federal Government to clarify its position on religious equality and the constitutional status of Nigeria.
By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that recent remarks attributed to Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir on Nigeria’s religious identity have vindicated concerns previously raised by its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, over religious freedom and equality in the country.
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