The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, has criticised security agencies for failing to question Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Jingir, over his recent comments supporting a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.

Enenche, who spoke during a sermon on Sunday, said authorities should take statements capable of provoking religious tension seriously to prevent possible violence.

The pastor rejected suggestions that Christianity should be regarded as inferior to any other religion in Nigeria, stressing that Christians make up a significant portion of the country’s population.

He also questioned why security agencies had not invited Jingir for questioning, arguing that allowing potentially provocative remarks to go unchecked could threaten national peace.

Enenche urged the authorities to determine whether Jingir’s comments could incite violence and take appropriate action where necessary.

He further warned against taking the Christian community for granted, saying Christians had remained peaceful despite what he described as provocative statements.

The pastor’s comments followed controversy over Jingir’s recent advocacy for the continued adoption of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Jingir had urged Muslims to vote in a way that would demonstrate their numerical strength.

Jingir later told the BBC that he had no regrets about his position, stating that he had supported Muslim-Muslim presidential tickets long before President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The comments have continued to generate reactions from several Nigerians, including Obidient Movement Worldwide National Coordinator Yunusa Tanko and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode.