{
  "id": 563948,
  "title": "NHRC demands Islamic cleric Sani Jingir’s arrest over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nhrc-demands-islamic-cleric-sani-jingirs-arrest-over-apcs-muslim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:29:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/902102-nhrc-demands-islamic-cleric-sani-jingirs-arrest-over-apcs-muslim-muslim-ticket-remarks.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the arrest and prosecution of Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir over his remarks on the All Progressives Congress's (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket. According to the NHRC, Jingir's comments were hateful and inciting, and could aggravate religious tensions ahead of the 2027 general election.\n\nJingir had urged his supporters to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to \"show their limit\" to people of other faiths, whom he referred to as \"infidels\". The NHRC condemned the remarks, saying they constituted a dangerous attempt to mobilise citizens along religious lines and were inconsistent with Nigeria's constitutional principles of equality and peaceful coexistence.\n\nFormer Imo State governorship candidate Uche Nwosu also condemned Jingir's comments, describing them as divisive and capable of fuelling religious tension in the country. Nwosu urged religious leaders to promote tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The NHRC said Jingir's arrest would serve as an example to individuals who would want to exploit religion for political gain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Muslim-Muslim ticket: He shouldn’t be blamed for extreme view — Gumi defends Jingir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/muslim-muslim-ticket-he-shouldnt-be-blamed-for-extreme-view-gumi",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:14:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Islamic cleric Jingir’s remarks trigger political backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/muslim-muslim-ticket-islamic-cleric-jingirs-remarks-trigger-political",
        "published": "2026-08-11T07:19:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}