An Islamic group under the auspice of Concerned Muslim Forum has appealed to Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to wade into the arbitrary arrest and torture of innocent Muslim brothers resident at Eika Ohizenyi community in Okehi local government area of the state.
The spokesman of the group, Mallam Abdullahi Ishaq Abdulmalik, made the appeal in Lokoja on Tuesday while reacting to the recent arrest of Abubakar Otuhuo Momoh, the acting proprietor of Jama’atul Muslimeen Academy, Eika Ohizenyi; Idris AbdulMalik, a trainee nurse; Aliyu Yusuf, an SS2 student and Ishaq Awwal also an SS2 student.
He lamented that the whereabouts of the people arrested was still not known to the community, noting that they were picked from their various houses at Eika Ohizenyi on the 1st of August , 2022 around 3:30am.
He stated that similar arbitrary arrest was made few days before Eid-el-Kabir festival where Sadiq AbdulRahim and Musa AbdulWahhab were arrested from their homes, but regained freedom two days after Sallah through the concerted effort of Okehi local government chairman, Hon. Abdulrahim Ohiare, and other kind-hearted individuals in the community.
“We are passionately appealing to His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Bello the Executive Governor of Kogi State to look into this issue as people are unduly subjected to torture for no reason.
“The Muslim ummah in this community are known for being peaceful and law abiding in addition to rendering educational and humanitarian services to the orphans, widows and the less privilege,” he said.
