Sierra Leone government arrest Nigerian pastor for hate speech

A Nigerian pastor in Sierra Leone, Victor Ajisafe, has been arrested by the police in the country for alleged hate speech.

His arrest followed his reaction to a claim by a popular Islamic preacher that Sierra Leone was an Islamic nation.

According to a news website, Sierraloaded, Ajisafe, who is the President of the Sanctuary Praise Church, Freetown, described the Islamic preacher as “a liar and an agent of darkness”.

A video of the pastor’s preaching has beentrending on social media for some days.

The website had reported that a prominent Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, Ismail Menk, had visited Freetown for a two -day Islamic lecture held in the city’s stadium and attended by thousands of people.

During the programme, the cleric reportedly said that Sierra Leone was an Islamic country, a comment that drew Ajisafe’s reaction.

Ajisafe described Mufti as “a liar and an angel of Darkness who had come to deceive Sierra Leoneans”.

He said, “ He (Menk) had no message , he has no power. He performed no miracles. Disciples of Christ are very few in Sierra Leone.

“ There is no trace of Islam in Sierra Leone. You have idol worshiping and Christianity. He lied. He came to portray Islam as a religion of peace. Every terrorism in the world has been carried out by Muslims. He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Ajisafe also described Islam as a religion of terrorism.

He alleged that the country’s ex-President, Tejankabbah, sold the nation out to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

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