Azman Airlines has dissociated itself from Dangote’s son-in-law after he said “the punishment for blasphemy is death”
Captain Jamil Abubakar defends the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto over alleged blasphemy.
Abubakar is also the son of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar.
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He tweeted,
“In Islam we respect the Injil, Taura, Zabur, we were never taught to disrespect any of the books, or any of the prophets From Adam to Muhammad SAW and the Quran.
“The punishment for blasphemy is death! in most religions including Christianity. Respect people’s religion. It’s simple!”
He has since deleted the tweet after it sparked outrage, Twitter users mentioned Azman Air as his employer and called on the Airline to take action.
Reacting to this, Azman Air then revealed that he is no longer their pilot and last worked with them in Dec 2019.
The Airline also said it will not take responsibility for the comment of former staff.
Their tweet reads,
“PUBLIC NOTICE: Capt Jamil Abubakar is no longer a pilot @AzmanAir; his last flight with us was 22nd Dec 2019.
“We refuse to take responsibility for a comment or view of a former staff.