In line with Bakare, nothing within the Qur’an learn by him, as a former Muslim, justifies killing for blasphemy.

Whereas condemning the killing of Deborah, the pastor referred to as for unity and respect for humanity within the nation.

He mentioned, “It was with deep misery that I acquired the information of the ugly killing of Deborah Samuel in Shehu Shagari Faculty of Training, in Sokoto State. No Nigerian, and certainly, no human being, ought to be subjected to such inhumanity by fellow people.

“As a nation of numerous peoples and cultures, there can be found institutional mechanisms for resolving delicate conflicts and, irrespective of the provocation, no individual underneath our legal guidelines has the best to take legal guidelines into their very own arms.

“As one who was a religious Muslim and who learn the Qur’an from cowl to cowl, what was finished to Deborah Samuel is nowhere justified within the faith of peace that was handed all the way down to me by my grandfather who was the primary Chief Imam of Iporo Sodeke Mosque in Abeokuta. My deep condolences go to the household of Deborah Samuel and I pray that all of us discover in God the consolation and fortitude to bear this nice loss.

“Once I heard of the unrest that broke out in Sokoto after the arrest of some individuals concerned within the act, I instantly positioned a name to Bishop Matthew Kukah to ensure that he was protected and he assured me that, opposite to the information making the rounds in some quarters, his residence and the cathedral weren’t set ablaze. He additional informed me that the Governor of Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, swiftly intervened and dispatched safety males to his residence and cathedral to forestall any mob assault.

“That is commendable and I belief that the establishments of state will likely be totally deployed to revive regulation and order, to make sure that justice is finished and to deal with the underlying points that this unhappy incident has as soon as once more delivered to the fore.

“I additionally enchantment to the great individuals of Sokoto State to recollect the tolerance and hospitality that they’ve at all times been identified for. As a baby, I lived in Sokoto State. When my father travelled up north within the 1950’s from Abeokuta searching for a marketplace for his kola-nut produce, he was warmly acquired by the individuals of Sokoto State.

“So hospitable have been the those who my father settled in Sokoto for a interval and invested in cotton farms in Shagari Village. Although he was Yoruba, my father was given the nickname ‘Sanni Arewa’ by the very pleasant individuals of Sokoto. Such unity and tolerance ought to stay our true id as a individuals.

“The horrifyingly depraved killing of Deborah Samuel is a wake-up name for us as a nation to as soon as once more replicate on our widespread humanity and reject each type of savagery. We should all, right now, put aside our variations, be they non secular, ethnic or political variations, and are available collectively to say ‘By no means once more ought to this occur to any Nigerian.’”