Islamic scholar Muhammad Bello Yabo, hailing from Sokoto State, expressed concern over the recent bombing in Tudun Biri village, Kaduna State, during Maulud celebrations.
He highlighted a pattern of mistaken bombings occurring in the North, emphasizing the absence of similar incidents in the Southern region of Nigeria.
In a video posted on social media, Shaikh Yabo criticized the military for bombing innocent people during Maulud celebrations, citing previous instances in they once targeted IDPs in Borno. Same in Yobe, they also dropped a bomb in Nasarawa, and now it happened in Kaduna.
“Till date, the military has not made any error bombing in Southern or eastern parts of this country. It always happens in the north because of our lack of unity.
He claimed that the North is facing multiple challenges, including attacks by bandits, hunger, and alleged harm from the military. Yabo argued that the lack of unity among northern leaders contributes to ongoing suffering.
He criticized the continued detention of Kaduna-based publisher Tukur Mamu, accusing the government of injustice.
According to Yabo, Mamu’s offense was mediating between terrorists and families of abducted train passengers. He compared Mamu’s case to that of Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho, asserting that Igboho faced less severe consequences despite allegedly committing more serious offenses against Fulanis in the South.
He further stated, “His Yoruba kinsmen intervened on his behalf, and he was later released. If it was a northerner that did what Sunday Igboho did, his northern kinsmen would have been the ones calling for his death by sacrificing him. Today, where is our brother Tukur Mamu? His only offense was to intervene between the terrorists and the victims’ families.
“He was not the only person doing the same because even the security agencies are involved in playing an intermediary role. Today, they tagged him a terrorist for playing an intermediary role between the terrorists and the victims’ family.
“Till date, he is in detention, and we have not heard any northern figure talking about Tukur Mamu. Everybody knows that Mamu’s continuous detention is pure injustice. We know Tukur Mamu better than you because he is our brother.”
Yabo urged Northerners to unite and emphasized the need for the military to reduce the killings of innocent lives in the North.
