As Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara’s arraignment at a Sharia court is billed to hold on 28th July 2021 following a suit filed by Kano state government against the embattled cleric over accusation of blasphemy, a religious group known as ‘Ashabul Kahfy’ Tuesday called on the National Human Right Commission (NHRC), national and international human rights organizations to protect him.
Bauchi state chairman of the group Alhaji Musa Santuraki made the call while addressing journalists where he stated that the religious organization was founded with the mission of fostering unity among muslims from diversed sects of islam.
According to him, Sheikh Abduljabbar who is at the moment being detained following allegations of blasphemy levelled against him claimed that the accusations were fabricated by a groups of clerics in Kano state who had been at logger heads with him for a long time.
“It is noteworthy that Sheikh Abduljabbar did not commit the offense they accused him of but they spread the false allegations just to pull him down out of envy of his increasing followership and popularity.
“Many other Nigerian preachers including a chief Imam of national mosque Professor Ibrahim Maqari who hold no grudges against Sheikh Abduljabbar have exonerated him of the allegation of blasphemy and described it as a mischief and mere propaganda aimed at victimizing the Sheikh”. He said.
They said the Nigerian Human Right Commission and other national and international human rights organizations should intervene into the matter to ensure that Sheikh Abduljabbar gets justice as Kano state government has allegedly taken side in the saga.
The group also said there is at present palpable fear and tension especially among the followers of Sheikh Abduljabbar due to information that he is critically ill at the correctional centre where he is being detained.
“Therefore, government should allow his trusted doctors to check him and inform the world about his health status. By so doing, the current tension will be doused”. They suggested.