JIBWIS leaders hand over 22-year-old suspect to police over viral video

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 22-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, from Zamfara State, over a viral video allegedly containing statements able to inciting non secular violence.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in an announcement issued on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, saying the suspect was being investigated over the video.

The video reportedly exhibits a younger man sporting the uniform of Jama’atu Izalatil Bidi’a Wa’ikamatus Sunnah, JIBWIS, making statements the police stated might threaten public peace and peaceable coexistence.

The police stated JIBWIS leaders on the nationwide and state ranges had disassociated the organisation from the alleged conduct and handed the suspect over to the authorities.

The Force stated the suspect could be charged earlier than a reliable courtroom if ample proof established an offence.

It additionally warned Nigerians in opposition to circulating the video or unverified claims that might heighten non secular tensions.

“The Force will take appropriate lawful action against conduct capable of inciting religious hatred, provoking violence or threatening public peace,” the assertion stated.