BBC interview: Islamic cleric calls for Aisha Buhari’s arrest

Shiek Ismail Illyasu Mangu claims members of the opposition in the country are using the first lady to tarnish the image of the president.

An Islamic cleric, Shiek Ismail Illyasu Mangu, has called on security agencies to arrest the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, over her public criticism of her husband on the interview she granted the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Service (BBC).

Shiek Mangu, reacting to the comments made by Aisha Buhari, at Jamaatul Izalatul Bid’ah Mosque in Farm Centre, Kano, said the interview of the first lady is capable of inciting millions of Nigerians against her husband, This day reports.

Speaking to thousands of worshipers immediately after the Jumaat prayer, the cleric suggested that members of the opposition in the country were using first lady to tarnish the image of the president and the country.

We are sad about the interview granted by the wife of the President. We believe that opposition members in the country are using her against the government. Her statement is unfair and capable of inciting violence. It is a threat to the peace of the country and we do hope the security agencies will immediately arrest her,” the cleric said. Source (Naij.com)