LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A terror group has kidnapped the chief Imam of Masama-Mudi village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, known for preaching against the activities of terrorists in the area. The incident occurred on Dec. 29, HumAngle has reported. Mustapha Mohammed, a relative of the imam, said: “The chief Imam is a 75-year-old man married to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Borno State Police Command said it has arrested a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, 25, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah, with poison. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, said that the suspect was arrested on October 19 by…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leaving 26 children, 290 grandchildren and more than 200 great-grandchildren behind, the Chief Imam of Kafanchan Central Mosque, Sheikh Adam Tahir, has died at the age of 130 years. Deputy Chief Imam of Kafanchan, Alhaji Muhammad Kassim, said Sheikh Adam died on Wednesday evening in an illness. Kassim said the late Imam…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Relatives and close associates of the cleric had earlier raised an alarm that Bakare was abducted on Wednesday night. However, his lifeless body was…
LAGOS JANUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits have killed the chief Imam of Kawaran Rafi village Danleeman Isah and a community leader in Nisama village Yohanna Abu. In a statement sent on Saturday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the Muslim cleric was killed for preaching against banditry and killings in the area….
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped a former Senator, who represented Taraba North in the National Assemby, Sen. Zik Sunday and the Chief Imam of the Command’s Mosque Coporal Mustapha Badamasi in two separate operations. Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP David Misal, at a press briefing in Jalingo today ,said that Sunday,…