Outrage don burst over one video wey dey circulate since early hours of Monday, 26 October 2026, where one young man wey wear brown uniform and blue beret dey demand AK-47, as e lead other young members of the JIBWIS (Izala) Islamic group inside one Hausa chant.
PM News report say the clip, wey dem describe as alleged Izala group church attack video, show the young man repeatedly asking for rifle. Translations of the chants wey people share online tok say e demand AK-47 make e travel go Enugu, wey e call ‘the land of the infidels,’ open fire on Christian worshippers during Sunday service, then move go Jos go kill more people as part of ‘the training’ or Sunnah.
Posts on X first push the clip, with user @OlayinkaLere among those wey amplify am. Di footage quickly gather tens of thousands of views, and many users dey tag Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force and other security operatives for the posts.
Facebook accounts also circulate the same footage. One user describe am as video of ‘Izala Agaji boys’ wey dey call for AK-47 rifles to attack Christians for Enugu and Jos. Some commentators on the clip note say the young man no dey make general statement about violence, but say e dey specifically tok about travelling to Enugu on a Sunday.
PM News report say some northern Muslim voices, including @Alhausawiy, insist say responsible Islamic groups must confront radical elements inside their ranks instead of issuing denials after the fact.
Meanwhile, for Katsina State, 1,117 Muslim clerics from Izala and Tijjaniyya groups endorse President Bola Tinubu 2027 re-election bid on Sunday, Peoples Gazette report. Na scholars, imams, male and female preachers and teachers wey declare the support for one gathering wey Ibrahim Masari, presidential adviser on political matters, organise.
Masari carry Tinubu appreciation to the clerics and assure dem say the President and him administration no go betray the confidence wey Katsina people put for dem. E also urge the religious leaders make dem mobilise their followers to support All Progressives Congress at all levels ahead of the 2027 elections.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, also urge the clerics make dem use their community influence explain the administration policies and political agenda, noting say politicians across party lines dey always seek religious leaders blessing and support.
