Sheikh Muhammed Nuru Khalid: Sacked Abuja Imam Speaks, Gets New Appointment

Sheikh Muhammed Nuru Khalid, Sacked former Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque, says the termination of his appointment was a price he paid for Nigerians who have no voice.

iexclusivenews reports that a few days after the Imam was suspended following his sermon that criticized the current government over inability to tackle the security situation, he was finally sacked on Monday.

Imam Khalid responded to the sack, which has sparked outrage across the country, by saying that the mosque’s decision was a necessary price he had to pay for connecting with the suffering masses and speaking truth to power.

Sheikh Khalid told Vanguard on Monday night that the Management Committee of a new Jum’mat Mosque behind the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Quarters, Abuja, had offered him a new position.

This online news outlet understands that, he is set to lead his new congregation with effect from Friday, April 8 Sheikh Khalid stated.

According to Sheikh Muhammed Nuru Khalid,

“My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manner 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, CBN Quarters, in Abuja; I will now be leading the congregation there.”