Abuja Imam Sheikh Khalid who criticised Buhari over the Kaduna train sacked and banned from Mosque

The management of the Apo Legislative Quarters Juma’at Mosque in Abuja has disengaged Sheikh Nuru Khalid from his position as the Chief Imam of the mosque.

The Mosque’s Steering Committee declared him sacked, and said he was sacked because he has not shown any remorse over his comment on the train attack and criticism of President Buhari.

The mosque’s steering committee had earlier suspended Khalid for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the last Monday night’s attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train.

The Imam, in his Friday sermon, had criticised President Buhari for failure to visit Kaduna over the terrorist attack, saying mere condemnation wasn’t enough.

He argued that the president was in Kaduna for campaigns but refused to visit the state after the bomb attack on the passenger train.

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“Everyone condemned the incident, except the bandits. So condemnation is not enough. The president should visit the state to sympathise with the victims.

“The president has been to Kaduna for campaigns but couldn’t go to the state on a sympathy visit,” he had said.

Speaking to Newsflash Nigeria on Monday, the Islamic cleric said he had been given a letter of disengagement.

Khalid vowed to continue speaking what he described as the truth to power.

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