'Islam will be endangered' - Influential cleric says Taraba, Nasarawa shouldn't fall to non-Muslim

Influential Islamic cleric Sheik Mansur Sokoto has spilt out a controversial comment stating that Islam in Taraba and Nasarawa states would be endangered if the baton of administrative power falls in the hands of a non-Muslim.

The renowned cleric vented this via a post on his official Facebook page titled "Islam and the North."

The Islamic cleric gave his opinion about the governorship election tribunal in Nasarawa and Taraba State.

According to Sahara reporters, he wrote: "Review of the governorship legal tussles of some states these days is worrisome. If Taraba and Nasarawa fall to non-Muslims, then Islamic religion will be endangered."

After narrating his opinion, the Islamic cleric asked, "What's the way out."