Captain Jamil Abubakar, the son of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has defended the killing of Blasphemers.
Jamil, who is an experienced pilot and President of JMD Foundation, a non-profit organisation, said this in a tweet on Friday.
He said, “the punishment for blasphemy is death.”
He made this statement while reacting to the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student in Sokoto state that was murdered by her colleagues for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad.
Jamil, who is a son-in-law to Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, argued that all religions frown at blasphemy and warned people to respect the beliefs of others.
He wrote: “In Islam we respect the Injil, Taura, Zabur, we were never taught to disrespect any of the book, or any of the prophets From Adam to Muhammad SAW and the Quran.
“The punishment for blasphemy is death! in most religions including Christianity. Respect people’s religion. It’s simple!”
The Informant247 had reported that Deborah, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed and her remains burnt by Muslim students of the school on Thursday, May 12, for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad.