Bello Yabo, a renowned Islamic teacher in Sokoto State, prayed for the success of terrorists who had wowed to abduct Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, President Muhammadu Buhari in their mission.
Bello Yabo’s prayer which was a reaction to Shehu’s comment on the terrorists’ threat, did not forget to plead for the release of the innocent abductees in captivity and appeal to the kidnappers to set free the victims in their custody.
He maintained that the terrorists are at liberty to abduct the Nigerian top political leaders.
But Shehu’s comment in reaction to the terrorists’ threat was considered inconsequential by Bello Yabo. According to Shehu, “terrorist activity using propaganda and the use of violence to force governments to accept or submit to political demands is not new all over world.”
Yabo, reacting to Shehu’s statement, faulted Shehu’s position on the threat as propaganda and described it as insensitivity to the plight of the victims in captivity.
Yabo then went further to prayed for Shehu to have his own share of abduction.
His words, “I pray they kidnap you, Garba Shehu, and demonstrate as propaganda.”
“We are praying for you kidnappers. May God grant you success in carrying out your threats to kidnap those people. But please release the innocent people in captivity.
“If these were the kind of people you have been abducting all this while, we wouldn’t have bothered ourselves. We would instead pray and bless you because they have become a disaster [to us].
“These are people who promised heaven and earth, and now they have the opportunity but became incompetent. Take them to the bush and flog them, instead of humiliating innocent citizens who are striving to make ends meet.
“And please make good your threats, and we will support you with prayers.”
