Call Sheikh Jingir to order By Vanguard Editorial Board on August 18, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 78
Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir’s recent outburst was reckless rhetoric and a dangerous provocation that well-meaning Nigerians have condemned. Speaking at the Kano State Government’s mass wedding for 1,500 couples, in the presence of Governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano and Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Jingir urged Muslims to sustain the Muslim-Muslim ticket. He referred to Christians as “infidels” who must be shown their limits. Such sabre-rattling, coming as mobilisation gathers momentum ahead of the 2027 campaigns and elections, is intolerable. Jingir is based in Jos, Plateau State, one of the places in Nigeria most scarred by violent conflicts with religious dimensions. He should know the consequences of language that turns citizens into enemies. Nigeria is already too battered by terrorism, banditry, communal violence and religious manipulation to stomach such irresponsibility.