Deborah Samuel’s gruesome murder in Sokoto State has been condemned by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi.
For alleged blasphemy, the student from Shehu Shagari College of Education was stoned and burned alive.
Despite insults from non-Muslims, Gumi claims that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) never murdered anyone.
At a religious discourse in his Juma’at mosque in Kaduna, the priest made the remark.
Gumi remarked that the best way for Muslims to show their love for the Prophet is to follow his words, according to a statement translated by PRNigeria.
Nigeria, as a secular state, is not controlled by religious law, the preacher reminded its residents.
“Anyone who kills a non-Muslim, who they have agreed to live peacefully with, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise for 40 years,” he said.
The Sheikh explained that Islam doesn’t allow anyone to take laws into their hands and warned Islamic leaders against instigating their followers.
“If we think by killing Deborah, people who are not of the same faith with us will stop insulting our prophet, then we are in delusion”, he added.