A 35 year-old Muslim cleric has been assassinated in Ijebu Ode
He was killed alongside his wife and 4 children
He was killed alongside his wife and 4 children
The eldest child, a girl, was aged 11, followed by her twin brothers, aged 8 and the last female child, aged 2
A Muslim cleric, Sheik Yusuf Amzat-Salam, 35, his wife and four children were killed by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun.
A Muslim cleric, Sheik Yusuf Amzat-Salam, 35, his wife and four children were killed by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun.
The incident occurred at Atiba area of Odogbolu Local Government
Area. Reports have it that the eldest child, a girl, was aged 11,
followed by her twin brothers, aged 8 and the last female child, aged 2.
All the victims had since been buried accordance to Muslim rites amid
wailing.
The attackers, whose motive could not be ascertained, butchered the
entire household with machetes. The victims were discovered in the pool
of their blood when school bus came to pick the children. A close
family friend, Mr Yusuf Oludaisi, described the act as dastardly and
wicked, wondering what the victim must have done to warrant such
treatment. “He was someone whom we grew up together.
I have known him for 30 years to be humble and kind to everyone
who came across his path. “It’s really sad because this was someone you
will never see quarrelling or being disrespectful”, said Oludaisi. The
younger brother of the victim, Alfa Ishaaq Amzat-Salam, however, said he
would leave the matter for God to judge.
“I leave those who perpetrated such evil into God’s hands for He
alone will judge them. The deed cannot be undone. “I will always
remember my brother forever for his loving kindness as he was a shining
light to us all”, said Ishaaq.
Ex-Senator Gbenga Kaka (Ogun East), who was at the burial of the
victims, described the incident as very sad. “I am a close friend to the
father of the victim and when I heard what happened, I was in bitter
shock. “It is unimaginable what these people did and it brings much
sadness to my heart. I don’t even have the words to describe it,” said
Kaka.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Ogun, Bimbola Oyeyemi,
said the command was aware of the incident. “We are already doing all to
investigate and apprehend the culprit,” he said. Sympathisers described
the cleric as a peace-loving, humble and caring individual
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