A popular Islamic preacher, Abu Mardiy Oniyawometa Kewudirorun At-Thaqoofy is being detained by the Nigerian Police at Zone 2 Command Headquarters in Lagos.
POLITICS NIGERIA learnt that Oniyawometa spent Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in police cell. Sources say he was in handcuffs. It is understood that his ordeal is as a result of a petition written to security operatives by a scholar on comparative religion, Jamiu Adegunwa.
Oniyawometa of Al-Madrasatu An-Nabawiyah is a notable figure on social networking service, Facebook, where he regularly makes addresses. He is a Sunni Muslim who often tackles ‘Tasawwufs’.
Islam is one of the largest religions in Nigeria. Muslims in the country are predominantly Sunnis of the Maliki school of thought. However, there is a significant Shia minority, primarily in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Osun, Ilorin and Sokoto states.
