Gunmen Kidnap Kano Village Head’s Wife, Son

Kano State Commissioner of Police, Mamman Dauda, has confirmed the abduction of the wife and son of the village head of Nasarawa in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of the state.

Dauda told reporters on Tuesday that the assailants attacked the community during the weekend and kidnapped the two family members in the wee hour of Sunday.

He revealed the identity of the kidnapped victim as Halima Kabiru (wife of the village head, 38), and Dahiru Kabiru, the son who is 20 years old.

“On April 2, at about 12:45 a.m., we received information that seven gunmen stormed the residence of the village head of Nasarawa and kidnapped his wife and son.

“The kidnappers took the victims to an unknown destination.

“On receipt of the information, we immediately formed a rescue team in neighbouring Divisions. As we speak, the team is working assiduously to rescue the victims unhurt,” Vanguard quoted the commissioner saying.

Dauda described the incident as unfortunate but expressed confidence that the victims would be rescued and the abductors arrested.

Muslim Cleric Reacts As Unknown Person Places Charm At Mosque Entrance

Meanwhile, an Islamic scholar in Lagos, Sheikh Abeebullah Adam Al-Ilory, reacted after seeing a charm on his part at the mosque.

While narrating his experience to the Muslim ummahs during a Ramadan lecture, the Rector of the Markaz Arabic and Islamic Training Centre, located in the Agege area of Lagos, cursed the individuals involved in placing the alleged charm on his path to the central mosque.

Naija News understands that the cleric had suffered a near-death experience in February 2022 when he fell ill and was hospitalized.

Though he has recovered, Sheik Adam, while speaking at a Ramadhan Tafseer at the institution during the weekend, said while other scholars deliver sermons on weekdays during the 2023 fasting month, he would only be able to lecture the audience on weekends.

The successor of the grand sheikh Adam Al Ilory, had earlier shed tears while reminiscing on his late father and also expressed displeasure at the evil machinations of some unknown individuals who attacked him.

He said: “On Monday, my path to the mosque was laced with ‘akadi’ (an evil charm). It was placed at the entrance. This is the reason why I said we would curse some people. We have just started this, and we will continue henceforth. Students are to read Suratul Tawbah, and teachers too. Whosoever did that in this premises, may God fight him.”

The cleric said he was not used to or known for engaging in fetish acts because his father only bequeathed to him ‘prayers for protection’. He, therefore, cursed the plotters of the evil act by beseeching on Allah to fight the perpetrators while also calling on the listeners to join in cursing them.

“You can’t escape from God, what is that difficult? Is it not this life? If we say we leave the perpetrator to God, we are merely …Only God doesn’t pursue one before catching up on one. For the sake of this Ramadan, for the sake of this month, all of them won’t scale through because I did not contest this position with anyone. May God consider this fact, may all the curses I’ve placed on him come to past,” Sheikh Adam said.