The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has demanded the immediate arrest of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, for daring to incite violence against the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Archdiocese, Matthew Kukah.
This was contained in a joint statement issued on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko and the National Media affairs Director Miss Zainab Yusuf, which also demanded the arrest of one Professor Isa Muhammedu Maishenu of the Muslim Solidarity Forum Sokoto, the lead signatory of the direct threat on the life of Bishop Kukah.
In the statement, HURIWA recalled that the Muslim Solidarity Forum had asked Bishop Kukah to apologise or leave Sokoto over his Christmas message allegedly against Muslims but in a swift reaction, Shehu said Bishop Kukah should be allowed to practice his faith in Sokoto.