Retd Asst Commissioner of Police Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu Drops Explosive Open Letter, Accuses Northern Clerics of Fueling Extremism

Retd Asst  Commissioner of Police Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu Drops Explosive Open Letter, Accuses Northern Clerics of Fueling Extremism

A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu, has dropped one of the boldest, loudest, and most uncomfortable truths Northern Nigeria has heard in years and his message is now spreading through mosques like wildfire.

In his fiery open letter, the respected ex-cop accused a section of Northern Islamic clerics of.

“Poisoning the minds of our youth with vituperative, inciting and dangerously divisive sermons.”

He warned that some preachers have turned the pulpit into a battleground, labeling Christians as “arne,” “kafurai,” and “infidels destined for hell.”

And he didn’t mince words:

“This is not Islam. This is madness. And this madness gave birth to Boko Haram.”

Rabiu argued that hateful preaching, combined with the Almajiri system, has created a breeding ground for extremism.

“An idle mind is the dev!l’s workshop. Those street children begging today will become tomorrow’s recruits and foot soldiers for terror groups.”

He also questioned why Nigeria gets flagged internationally:

“Instead of shouting that Trump is Islamophob!c, ask why America put us on that list.

Try this kind of preaching in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE—even Cameroon—and you’ll be arrested the same day.”

Rabiu called on the President, the National Assembly, Northern governors, and all LG chairmen to urgently enact laws that:

Criminalise calling any Nigerian “arne” or “kafir” from the pulpit

1) Ban street begging by children (Almajiri)

2) End h@te speech disguised as relig!ous preaching

He warned that failure to act may attract the same global digital war that turned Afghanistan and Iraq into ruins.

But he ended with hope:

“If we implement these measures sincerely, Nigeria will return to the peace we enjoyed in the 70s–90s when Muslims and Christians shared meals, drank from the same cup, and buried each other’s de@d.”

This message is loud, raw, and shaking the entire region — and the conversation has only just begun.