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How Niqobite was raped by thug in Ibadan – Sheikh Amubieya leads Muslims in peaceful walk to demand justice

A middle-aged man who allegedly raped a niqobite (Muslim woman in veil) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has been apprehended.

Identified simply as Idris and popularly known as Kesari, he is a son of one of the leaders of the Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), popularly called Al-Majiri.

The ugly incident reported earlier in a viral video to have happened in a mosque two days ago saddened the Muslim populace and well-meaning members of the general public.

Muslim News findings revealed that the suspect has since been handed over to the Nigerian Police, Testing Ground Division, Ibadan, as case would be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

How he was arrested

Speaking with our correspondent on Monday, Comrade Ayobami Shakrullah of Veteran Organisation for Human Rights said the culprit was arrested on Sunday, with the support of some concerned Muslims in the community,

 

He said: “The father used his influence as a transport union leader to mobilise thugs in order to escape the accused person. He came with some union gangs. They wanted to intimidate us but we resisted.

“The Muslim clerics also mobilised their followers to the scene. We overcame them and eventually they ran away. That gave us the opportunity to arrest the suspect and take him to the police station, testing ground division.

“As at this evening, we are planning to transfer the case to the State CID because the case is beyond the division”, he noted.

The human rights organisation leader said since the incident happened, he and members of his group have been receiving threatening calls from some faceless people, adding that, “We don’t care what they would do. We will follow up the case until justice is done.”

Police confirms arrest

Meanwhile, the spokesman of the state police command, Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident via a text message to Muslim News, saying, “The matter is under investigation at the moment. Updates would be provided accordingly, please”.

What really happened

Recall that a popular Ibadan-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Sulayman Amubieya first raised the alarm in a live video on Facebook.

In the video, with the caption “thug rapes a female Muslim in the mosque”, the revered Muslim scholar led a peaceful walk with tens of his followers, among them were niqobites, to the police station, to demand justice for the victim.

 

 

Addressing his followers on Sunday, he said: “The niqobite, while in the mosque, saw the suspect coming inside, and challenged him, saying, ‘what do you want?’ Before she could continue the interrogation, the culprit assaulted her, tore her cloth, hijab.

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