Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The management committee of Masjid Abdullahi Bin Zubbair in Madina Quarters, Bauchi State, has removed its imam, Dahiru Abubakar, over allegations that he used sermons to campaign for President Bola Tinubu's re-election.

The committee also rejected an alleged proposal by Mr Abubakar to rename the mosque after the president.

The committee's chairman, Abubakar Jibrin, confirmed the removal in an interview with Daily Trust, saying the imam had repeatedly been warned against using the mosque for political activities.

A source told the newspaper that Mr Abubakar had subtly campaigned for Mr Tinubu during sermons after obligatory prayers, telling worshippers the president was not responsible for the country's insecurity a...