Imam sacked for criticising Buhari's record on security offered new job in another Abuja mosque

SACKED imam of the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid who was removed from his post for criticising the government has been offered a new job as the clergyman in charge of a new mosque.

On Monday, Sheikh Khalid was sacked after being suspended last week for criticizing the current government over its inability to tackle the insecurity situation in the country.  Responding to his dismissal, the sheikh, who was the chief imam of the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque, said the termination of his appointment was a price he paid for Nigerians who have no voice.

He said the decision of the mosque’s committee was a necessary price he had to pay for identifying with the suffering masses and speaking truth to the powers-that-be. Sheikh Khalid revealed that he has been given a fresh appointment by the management committee of a new Jum’mat Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria quarters in Abuja and he is set to lead his new congregation with effect from Friday, April 8.

Sheikh Khalid  said: “My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manners of unwholesome acts.

“Such people would stop at nothing to take away people like me. This is the price we pay for aligning with the people and identifying with their sufferings.

“By the Grace of almighty Allah, I will be leading my new congregation this Friday because as clerics we need a platform to operate. There’s a Jum’mat mosque we built behind the Central Bank of Nigeria quarters, in Abuja and I will now be leading the congregation there.”