Government’s inaction fuels mob killings, not Sharia law – Ex-Rep Danmaliki

Former subordinate of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Danmaliki, has blamed the rising cases of mob killings linked to alleged blasphemy connected the government’s nonaccomplishment to prosecute perpetrators, insisting that Sharia instrumentality does not enactment the sidesplitting of guiltless people.

Danmaliki said Sharia instrumentality does not use to non-Muslims and remains a spiritual close for Muslims, informing that calls for its abolition magnitude to “weaponising spiritual freedom.”

He spoke connected Thursday successful Bauchi portion reacting to a determination by the United States Congress urging the abrogation of Sharia instrumentality successful Nigeria.

According to him, the effort to statement Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern nether the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act, portion mounting unit connected the state to dismantle its spiritual ineligible systems, is misplaced.

He argued that genuine efforts to support lives successful Nigeria should absorption connected information reforms, tackling coercion financing, strengthening borderline control, enhancing quality sharing and addressing transnational arms trafficking alternatively than altering law provisions.

Danmaliki besides warned that framing Nigeria’s information challenges arsenic a Christian–Muslim struggle could heighten sectarian distrust, fortify extremist propaganda and undermine peace-building efforts.

He maintained that Nige...