The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen.
The Imam was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo.
Eyewitnesses said the Islamic cleric was abducted shortly after observing one of the daily prayers.
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He had reportedly stepped out to buy food for his family when he was forcefully taken away near his residence.
Confirming the incident to the Newsmen, the Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Abdulazeez Igbinidu, described the act as unacceptable.
He strongly condemned the abduction and called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Islamic leader.
“We strongly condemned the abduction and called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Islamic leader as he was just peacefully doing what Allah has divinely asked him to be doing calling on the abductors to release him unhurt”
Edo State Police command public relations officer SP Joel Yawe is yet to comment on the incident as several phone calls put across his phone were left unanswered.
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