That Threat Of Violence From Zamfara

The arrest of a 22-year-old citizen of Maradun local government area of Zamfara State, who was captured on video chanting demands for AK-47 rifles to shoot Nigerians in Enugu and Jos, is commendable.
In the video, a man, whom the police have since identified as Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, dressed in the uniform of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS) Volunteer Corps, was seen and heard chanting what is clearly a call for violence against certain Nigerians during a gyration.
The video, which has since gone viral, can incite violence. In Nigeria, words have become lethal at such a pace that leaves every right-thinking citizen alarmed. That is why the nation cannot af...