By Opinion Nigeria Staff
RELATED TOPICS: Mubarak Bala, President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, has been arrested this afternoon in Kaduna in Northern Nigeria. Two police officers, who were not in uniform took him from his residence. He is currently detained at the Gbabasawa police station in Kaduna. According to local sources, his arrest could be in connection with a charge of blasphemy. A group of lawyers has petitioned the Kano state command to prosecute Mubarak for insulting Prophet Muhammad on his Facebook page. One S. S. Umar signed the petition. And this is how one Yusuf Jnr (@MrZage) commented on the petition on his tweeter account: “Some group of lawyers finally write a petition against that animal Mubarak Bala”. He described Mubarak as ‘an animal’.Besides, there is also an online petition on change.org. Halima Sa’adiya Umar started the petition asking Facebook to close down the account of Mubarak Bala.
All of us at the Humanist Association of Nigeria are deeply worried by the arrest and detention of our president, Mubarak Bala. Mubarak Bala will likely be handed over to the Kano state police command, that will prosecute him for blasphemy, a crime that caries a death sentence under sharia law. We urge the Inspector General of Police, the governor of Kaduna, Mallam Elrufai to ensure his immediate release.
Free Mubarak Bala Now
Leo Igwe Ph.D
Chair, Board of Trustees, Humanist Association of Nigeria

I said it yesterday that we have the freedom to practise any religion we want, but we should avoid being an extremist.
Extremism robs you of tolerance towards the beliefs of others.
It baffles me that many individuals wants to fight for the supreme being.
I love people from the North, but I find it difficult to accept their intolerance towards others as regards religion.
You cant avenge for the Almighty.
He will do that himself.
All in all, let love lead.

Nothing Musa no go see for Kano

The religion peace is at it again

Imagine arresting someone for saying his mind?

You claim your allah is almighty, why don’t you allow him fight for himself or is allah that powerless?

Some people might come and say rubbish like the Guy everyone’s belief should be respected But since we are in a secular nation I also have a right To find any belief system ridiculous

Yes! Your consitution says that we have right to practice our religion. But a muslim shouldnt change his religion. And this man after rejecting the religion. He ingaged in blasphemy! Which is not allowed in any religion! He must face punishment! Let him reap what he saw!

This is bad.

When men begin to fight for their god, there is a Problem!