Nigeria: Sultan Denies Calling for Licensing of Preaching

3 February 2013

The Jama'atuNasril Islam (JNI) has refuted a report by Vanguard newspaper and Leadership newspaper of 31st January,2013, where the Sultan of Sokoto, AlhajiSa'adAbubakar, allegedly called for the licensing of religious preachers.

But in a reaction, JNI, which the Sultans heads, said the eminent Islamic leader in the goodwill message he presented at the opening ceremony of a two-day peace and security summit, organised by Nigeria bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday in Abuja never made such a request.

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