The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji
Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to
apprehend and prosecute religious and traditional leaders involved in spreading
hate speeches.
Speaking at the 25th Anniversary
Event of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, the monarch said government
agencies should invoke relevant sections of the law to prosecute those involved
in the propagation of hate speeches.
According to Abubakar, “I fully
support the decision of the Federal Government to punish hate speech. There are
laws in this country. We lend our strong support to this move. This is very
apt. The broadcast of the President last Monday that he will visit the full
wrath of the law on hate speeches is good.
“As Muslims, the Quran
criminalises hate speech. This is not new to us. Religious leaders at all
levels must not use their platforms to make hate speeches.
“If such things happen, the
government has the responsibility to bring such religious leaders to book. Even
traditional rulers should be punished and brought to book.”
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