Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) has distanced itself from a viral video of a group in its First Aid Group uniform chanting threats to Christians.

In the video, the leader of the group is heard soliciting assault rifles to carry out mass killings in churches in Enugu and Plateau states.

The National Chairman of JIBWIS, Abdullahi Bala-Lau, condemned the footage and urged the State Security Services (SSS), the Nigeria Police Force, and other security agencies to launch an immediate investigation, unmask those behind the recording, and prosecute anyone found culpable.

Mr Bala-Lau stated that the inciting remarks and calls for violence are entirely foreign to the core values, teachings, and objec...