Tag: islamic cleric
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Missing Islamic cleric found dead in his car in Ogun State
A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, has been found dead. Sheikh Mushafau was reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen on Wednesday night. However, he was found dead inside his newly acquired Toyota highlander in the early hours of Thursday, around Ikangba area in Odogbolu local…
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Mobile Court convicts Army General, Islamic cleric in Kaduna
A Kaduna Mobile Court has convicted a renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yusuf Sambo Rigachukun and his son for violating the Quarantine Order, which spells out measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, Aisha Dikko on Monday, said the duo was arrested at…
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Coronavirus: Kaduna arrests two Islamic clerics for holding public prayer meetings
Kaduna State Government has arrested two clerics for conducting Friday congregational prayers in two communities of Kaduna North local government area, in violation of the curfew imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan who disclosed this at a press conference on Saturday, named the culprits as;…
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Bandits abduct popular Islamic cleric, five others in Katsina — Police
Popular Kano-based Quranic reciter, Sheikh Ahmad Sulaiman and five other persons have been kidnapped in Katsina State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isa, told reporters yesterday in Katsina that the police were already on the trail of the kidnappers with a view to rescuing the victims. Isa urged…
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Islamic cleric caught on video camera defiling 5-Yr-old pupil
A 43-year-old Islamic studies teacher, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for defiling a five-year-old girl. The arrest was made possible by an informant, who walked into the Police Command to provide video evidence of the defiling of the pupil by the cleric cum teacher. Salaudeen, who lives…
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Police nab pastor, Islamic cleric, two others with human parts
Oyo State Police Command on Thursday paraded an Islamic cleric (Alfa), a pastor, and two others, who were allegedly caught with suspected human parts in the Ayegun area of Ibadan. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, said Alfa, Sulaiman Hamed, 35, participated in the Fidau prayers for a dead man but later contracted two…
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Islamic cleric arrested with heart, private parts in Lagos
Lagos State Police Command has arrested an acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulfatai Kayode, with suspected human parts on Okedumola Street, Alakuko area of the state. Female private parts, a kidney, intestines, a heart, lap, among other human parts, were allegedly found in his apartment. Kayode was apprehended on Tuesday when the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal…
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Police arraign Islamic cleric for insulting Emir Sanusi
The Nigeria Police has arraigned a renowned Islamic cleric, Shiek Nasiru Bazallah, before a Kano Magistrate Court for allegedly insulting the Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, with the intent to provoke a breach of peace. The prosecution alleged that the cleric incited disturbance and attempted to defame the character of the monarch, contrary to…
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Ban on multiple wives: Islamic cleric, Daurawa warns Sanusi not to violate Quran’s
An Islamic cleric and Kano State Commander-General of the Hibah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has reacted to the plan by the Emir of kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, to propose a law that restricts poor men in the emirate from marrying many wives. Recall that Sanusi had divulged his plans, saying he would ensure that the…