Amid COVID-19, Jingir holds Jummah prayer, says virus “a western-led propaganda”

…followers overpower security officials

The spiritual leader of Jamma’atu Izalatil Bid’a Waikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheik Sani Yahaya Jingir, on Friday, defied the state governmnet’s order by leading a Jumu’at congregation despite ban on religious gathering of more than 50 in the state.

Thousands of worshippers attended the Jumma’at prayers in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

The Jumma’at prayers were mainly observed in all the Mosques under the jurisdiction of JIBWIS

The Izala movement leader insisted that the Nigerian authorities can’t stop them from holding prayers “in their mosque”.

He further described the coronavirus disease as a Western-led propaganda.

His followers who overpowered the security personnels to queue behind their leader for the weekly prayer.

However, while reacting to this, he said himself and other members of the group attended yesterday’s Jumma’at prayers because Governor Simon Lalong didn’t ask them to stop observing the prayer.

According to Sheik Jingir, since there were no cases of the disease in Plateau, there was no reason not to attend the weekly prayer.