On Tuesday, it was reported that the founder of Mujeeb Dawah
Fadilat, Sheikh Yussuf Ahmod Abdulsalam, his wife and four children were
murdered by unknown assailants, in Atiba in Leguru Local Council Development
Area of Ogun State.
The Islamic cleric, popularly known as Tanimola, was the
third born of a prominent Muslim cleric and scholar in Ijebuland, Sheikh
Abdulsalam Olalekan, the Kahlifat for Ipamuren Muslim Community, Ijebu-Ode.
The assailants smashed the head of the Muslim cleric with a
grinding stone while the other members of his family, including an 18-month-old
baby, were hacked to death. All the victims were said to have been buried
amidst tears on the same day according to Islamic injunctions at Modupe Oluwa
House, Surulere Street, Atiba.
The assailants were said to have scaled the fence to gain
access to the cleric’s house before unleashing the terror that would for a very
long time send jitters down the spine of the residents of the town and its
environs.
In an interview with Nigerian Tribune, one of the neighbors
to the deceased who identified himself as Oyeniyi Babalola, expressed shock
over the incident. According to him, he had never been disorganized, disturbed
and sad beyond expression in his over 50 years of existence.
"My wife is a food seller and the children of the deceased
usually bought food from her every morning before going to school. But we just
discovered that at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, they were yet to be seen, so we
were a bit worried because that was very unusual of them. I therefore moved
towards their gate and banged it several times but with no response. It was at
this juncture that we started making contact with some of their relatives to
notify them of the development and by the time we gained entrance into the
building, the family of six was in a pool of blood. We thought they were all
dead. While the rest of them had died, the wife was still gasping for breath.
Unfortunately, we lost her too while being rushed to the hospital."
Oyeniyi and other residents of the town who pleaded for
anonymity described the Muslim cleric as very humble, gentle and a very popular
resident that got well along with other members of the community.
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