Zamfara police arrest man in viral video allegedly threatening to fatally injure Christians in Enugu and Jos

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested the younger man seen in a viral video allegedly chanting a track calling for the okay!lling of Christians in Enugu and Jos.

The video allegedly confirmed the suspect carrying the uniform of Jama’atu Izalatil Bidi’a Wa’ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Zamfara State Chapter, alongside pupils from two Islamic faculties in Maradun Local Government Area.

Identified as Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, the suspect was reportedly apprehended by JIBWIS earlier than being handed over to the police for investigation.

A video of him main a drill whereas chanting allegedly chanting an anti-Christians son sparked an outrage on-line yesterday with many calling for his arrest and prosecution.

Confirming his arrest to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Bello, stated the command is dedicated to defending all residents, no matter their non secular affiliations.

According to the police, the video allegedly comprises the phrases, “give us rifles to go and kill Christians.” The command stated it deployed its intelligence assets to determine these concerned and set up the circumstances surrounding the recording.

Preliminary findings by the police point out that the video was recorded on Friday, October 23, 2026, whereas the suspect was reportedly on his method to Aliyu Ibn Abi Thalib Mosque. He and others had been stated to have offered safety throughout Friday prayers and preaching.

The two faculties recognized in reference to the video are Nurul Islam Islamiya and Akidatul Sahiha Islamiya, each in Maradun Local Government Area, about 120 kilometres from Gusau, the state capital.

The police stated they engaged JIBWIS leaders on the nationwide and state ranges following the emergence of the video. The organisation reportedly disassociated itself from the suspect’s alleged conduct and the recording.

According to the command, preliminary info reveals that the suspect was born on September 15, 2004. He attended Mualledi Model Primary School and Government Day Secondary School, each in Maradun.

The police stated he joined JIBWIS in 2025 and not too long ago secured admission to check for a Bachelor of Science diploma in Mass Communication at Zamfara State University, Talata Mafara.

Bello stated investigations had been ongoing and that the suspect could be charged earlier than a court docket of competent jurisdiction when the investigation was concluded.

He stated the proposed expenses would relate to alleged incitement to violence, disturbance of public peace and legal intimidation below Sections 77, 78 and 380(b) of the Penal Code Law relevant in Zamfara State, topic to the proof gathered and the relevant legislation.