Imam Chebo Cham has said being a leader sometimes requires placing people on the table and hitting them or even breaking their neck.
In a fiery sermon on Friday, the famous imam said: “If you choose a leader, he should be in charge. A leader has right to correct people. A leader has right to advise people. A leader has right to say no if it’s something that’s in the country’s interest.
“But what we are hearing if we want to go by that, let it be known that our lifestyles will degrade and our religion will be wiped out. And if these two are wiped out, we will live like animals. If you didn’t accept the imam being a leader, the mosque will not be filled with people, likewise a leader.
“He will slap some people for them to behave, he will place some on a table and hit them for them to behave, he will break some people’s neck for you to survive. This is what leadership is about. A country that refuses to do this will always be in a conflict.
“Allah has mercy than you all but he pointed at some to be killed and they are killed. We are not saying we are supported all the killings that took place. God respects life especially that of the believer. But if they did not kill some, some will not behave.”
