Nigeria: Boko Haram, Muslims and Northerners

opinion

After the Chief Imam ended the prayer in the mosque, his deputy collected the microphone and delivered strong worded condemnation on insurgents for the killing of innocent people in the name of Islam. The deputy ended by saying "terrorists will roast in hell-fire!"

Surprisingly, the Chief Imam retrieved the microphone from his deputy and declared to the bewildered congregation: "Salam Alaikum. I am the Chief Imam of the mosque. The man who just condemned Boko Haram 'citizens' is the deputy Imam and his house is the one painted in white and blue behind the Emir's palace by the right-hand corner... "

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