Blasphemy: Blame Perpetrators, Not the North — Reno Omokri
By Lawan Bukar Maigana
HOTPEN – The former President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide, Reno Omokri has lambasted those people accusing Muslims and the Northerners over lynching of a female student who made blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad SAW in Sokoto.
Omokri disclosed this through his official Facebook page.
He noted that, a lot of jungle justice are being perpetrated across the length and breadth of the country, but no body is putting the blame for that senseless action against the people of that particular region where it happened.
He therefore, condemned how the case of Deborah Yakubu’s murder has been different, where Muslims and the North are erroneously being blamed for it.
“All of you saying Northern Muslims are bad and barbaric have forgotten that a Northern Fulani Muslim, Imam Abubakar Abdullahi, saved the lives of hundreds of Christians on June 23, 2018. Am I lying?
“Three suspected armed robbers were also set ablaze and killed in Calabar on April 30, 2022. Was that not a barbaric act? So, why did you not blame Southern Christians? After all, Calabar, where it happened, is a Christian enclave dating back to Mary Slessor in the 1800s.
“A few days ago, 2 alleged thieves were set ablaze and killed in Lagos. Please Google it. Till today, we still do not know if they were guilty. How many of us blamed all Lagosians? Or Southerners? Many people even hailed the act on social media. Please do not take my word for it. Investigate what I am saying.
“Deborah’s murder over alleged blasphemy is condemnable. However, do not get carried away. Mind your utterances. Let us blame the perpetrators, not Muslims and Northerners. There are good and bad people in every religion and region. Face the bad people, not their religion or region!” Omokri said.