WE MUST RETURN DISCIPLINE TO NIGERIA AND CUT THE EXCESSES OF RELIGION IF WE MUST STOP THIS INSURGENCE AND PREVENT IT FROM SPREADING General Buhari. Very few Nigerians still remember how Buharis administration fought the Maitatsine sect in the 80s to a standstill and sent them into extinction never to be sniffed again. Quite a few even know that Buhari banned Izala weekly preaching (waazin kasa) while the head of state as a measure to stem religious extremism, banned the use of loudspeakers in mosques unless during call for five daily prayers. He was first Nigeria leader to genuinely regulate the institution of religion and much of his tough measures affected Muslims more than other religious groups.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:40:48 +0000