Reactions As Abuja Mosque Sacks Chief Imam, Sheikh Khalid

Several reactions have trailed the sack of the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Nuru Khalid.

Recall that the cleric, who was earlier suspended, had delivered a sermon last Friday where he lampooned the federal government over ongoing security challenges in the country.

Hours after his preaching, the mosque committee suspended the cleric for allegedly violating the tenets of Islam and inciting public outrage.

Reacting to his suspension, the embattled cleric vowed not to be intimidated or bullied by anybody, adding that he would accept whatever God decides for him and Nigerians.

However, in a statement on Monday, the chairman of the mosque committee, Senator Saidu Muhammed Dansadau, said the committee has sacked the cleric over his controversial sermon last week.

The committee stated that it relieved Sheik Khalid of his job for not showing remorse and insisting that he was right to have criticised the federal government.

Nigerians have now taken to social media to express their views regarding the earlier suspension and the eventual sack of the cleric.

See some of the reactions below:

@Ibal30 wrote: “This is very unfortunate. I thought they will find a common ground to accommodate each other after the suspension.

“Sheikh Nuru has his faults so does the mosque committee. Escalation like this has never been a solution to anything. May peace reign in our beloved Arewa.”

@haskay86 wrote: “But why does people portrayed it like it was the government that disengaged him?”

@NuraddeenSaaduB said: “Shame on them! Insha Allah, soon he’ll get better, that’s an element of progress, as such one can’t move forward without experiencing such.

“Sheikh Nuru Khalid deemed to be one of his kind in our dear country among our clerics. May Allah protects him & his family Amiin!”

@Nas07Nasir wrote: “Disengaging him will only scare those who are emotionally inclined to their appointment.”

@sirjoefreshy wrote: “They just pushed him to his elevation. May Allah uplift Sheikh Nura.”

@Princebashataba wrote: “The truth is that no one can suspend who Allah has ordained, they can only suspend him from being an Imam, not from Islam and Allah’s heart.

“Sheikh has secured a special place in the heart of Allah cause above religious or party Humanity comes first. He earn my respect always.

@arewatwiitterNG wrote: “Hmm. May Allah guide and protect us all. But gaskiya, there has to be more to this than just what we’ve been fed. Allah ya kyauta dai.”

@maryamyola23 wrote: “Disengaged Kuma? I thought he was suspended? As an Imam, are you not supposed to speak nothing but the truth? Haba dan Allah.”