7 h. ago Kwara Islamic scholars condemn Ilorin ritual killing, warn against profiling

Tribune Online Kwara Islamic scholars condemn Ilorin ritual killing, warn against profiling     THE Kwara State Council of Ulama has condemned the murder of a student, Hafsoh Lawal, by one Abdulrahman Bello for ritual purposes. Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital, the council, led by the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammad Bashir Salih, appealed to the state police command to be thorough in […] Kwara Islamic scholars condemn Ilorin ritual killing, warn against profiling Tribune Online

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7 h. ago Group urges governors to avoid misuse of prerogative of mercy

Tribune Online Group urges governors to avoid misuse of prerogative of mercy A community of Muslims in Kwara State under the aegis of Al-Harakatul-Islamiyyah, has appealed to state governors across the country to avoid the misuse of prerogative of mercy (the power to pardon or reduce the sentence of a convicted offender) on political grounds in favour of convicts. Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin on Wednesday, the  […] Group urges governors to avoid misuse of prerogative of mercy Tribune Online

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58 h. ago Kwara Ulama condemns ritual killing, demands justice for slain student

Islamic spiritual leaders in Kwara State, under the aegis of the Kwara State Council of Ulama, on Tuesday, urged the police to carry out a thorough investigation on the alleged murder of a final year female student of Kwara State College of Education, Miss Hafsoh Lawal. The council, at a press conference held at the Read More

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6 d. ago We’ll get justice through other means if govt fails us – Father of dismembered Kwara lady

Mallam Ibrahim Lawal, father of Hafsat, a final-year female student at the Kwara State College of Education, who a cleric and Islamic teacher allegedly murdered, tells TUNDE OYEKOLA that his 24-year-old daughter was murdered for ritual purposes What is your relationship with the young lady who was murdered in Ilorin? The young lady who was Read More

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6 d. ago Kwara: Islamic group decries ritual killings, calls for parental responsibility

Tribune Online Kwara: Islamic group decries ritual killings, calls for parental responsibility Muslim clerics and traditional rulers have been urged to intensify efforts in enlightening the youth against the get-rich-quick syndrome, which is becoming increasingly prevalent in society. The spiritual leader (Amir) of an Islamic organization in Kwara State, The Companions (Ilorin District), Mallam Ismail Okunlola, made this call in a statement condemning the recent brutal killing […] Kwara: Islamic group decries ritual killings, calls for parental responsibility Tribune Online

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7 d. ago Kwara ritual killing: Residents want quick dispensation of justice

Tribune Online Kwara ritual killing: Residents want quick dispensation of justice     RESIDENTS of Kwara State are unanimous in their call for quick dispensation of justice in the case of a self-acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, that allegedly killed and butchered his girlfriend that he met on Facebook. A huge crowd of spectators that trooped out to the Ilorin Magistrate’s Court complex, located opposite the […] Kwara ritual killing: Residents want quick dispensation of justice Tribune Online

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9 d. ago Islamic cleric, others remanded over Kwara female student’s death

A magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday, remanded an acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, who allegedly killed a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin last week Tuesday. The cleric, with his accomplices, was ordered by the court to be remanded at the federal correctional facility, Oke Kura, Ilorin till March Read More

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9 d. ago Hafsoh Murder: Kwara Court Remands 3 ‘Islamic Clerics’, Phone Repairer, Farmer In Prison

An Ilorin Magistrate’s Court in Kwara State, on Tuesday, ordered that the suspected killer of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the State’s College of Education, Ilorin, Abdulrahman Bello, be remanded at the Correctional Centre. Bello and four other suspects arraigned alongside him were not represented by any counsel in the court. Amongst the suspects […]

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