Ilorin Muslim Community performs funeral l prayer in abstential for a civil servant killed by lightening in Kwara

Date: 2017-10-15

Thousands of llorin Muslim community from all walks of life on Saturday converged at the Ilorin Muslim Cementary to observed a funeral prayer in abstential for a 47 year old Civil servant, Salami Adekunle killed by Lightening recently in Kwara

The News Agency of Nigeria NAN recalls that the deceased was killed by Lightening during a downpour at the premises of the state College of Education Oro on 20 Seotember.

The Corpse was rejected for burial at the llorin Muslim cementary following alleged refusal by the relatives of the deceased to allow dead body undergo prayer and washing in lslamic way.

Almost a month after the burial of the deceased at Okeose Christian cementary thousands of llorin Muslim community performed funeral prayer in abstential for the civil servant killed by lightening.

The prayer which lasted less than ten minutes was led by the former GrandKahadj in Kwara, Justice Salihu Olohuntoyin-Mohamned.

The former GrandKhadi while speaking with NAN after the prayer said the action was permissible under lslamic injections

He said since there were testimonies that the victim died as a muslim there is need to perform funeral prayer for him inspite the non availability of the corpse.

The Coordinator of llorin Muslims cementary and a Lecturer of lslamic studies at the University of llorin. Dr Abubakar Aliagan said the prayer was necessary since the deceased died as a Muslim.

He said effort to exhume the corpse of the late Salami through a court injunction proved abortive as nobody was able to identify his grave at Okeose Christian cementary

"We had performed the funeral prayer without the corpse being exhumed which is purely allowed under lslamic law " he said.

"The llorin Muslim community took the second option of performing funeral prayer in abstential for our late brother following the claims of guides not to identify the grave of Salami " Aliagan added

Among eminent personalities at the funeral prayer for late Salami Adekunle were the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Tertuary Education, Alhaji Jubril Haruna, the Deputy Provost of the state College of Education Oro, Alhaji Lawal Yusuf

The late Salami Adekunle, who hailed from llesha in Osun before his death by lightening was a staff at the Registry Department of Kwara College of Education, Oro. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Standard Organization Of Nigeria     ASUU     Jare Olatundun     Ojo Isekuse     Opobiyi     Abubakar Ndakene     Yaman     Saliu Tunde Bello     Bursary     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Ahmed Dankaya     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     PPS     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Ita-Nmo Market     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Mustapha Akanbi     Abikan     Abdulazeez Arowona     Ike Ekweremadu     Laduba     Adanla-Irese     Asa LGEA School     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     LAK Jimoh     Kwara State Government     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Shade Omoniyi     AGF Abdulrazaq     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Abubakar Usman Jos     Kwara South     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     CLAY POT     Haleeman Salman     Funke Adedoyin     Donatus Ejidike     MATTA Girls Foundation     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Ganmo     Makama     Oko     Musa Abdullahi     Ahmad Belgore     Sarakite     Sa\'adu Gambari     Sobi     Moji Makanjuola     Talaka Parapo     Wahab Isa     Jamiu Oyawoye     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Sango-UITH Road     International Aviation College     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Mohammed Saidu     Sulyman Buhari     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Offa Descendants Union     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Hussein Olokooba     Islamic Development Bank     Moronfoye     Kayode Zubair     Kanu Agabi     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Ajikobi     Awili Pedro     Kwara State Television (KWTV)    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sulyman Buhari     Alaaya     Shero     Issa Manzuma     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Ramadhan     KW-GIS     Afolayan     Ethical College     Idris Amosa Saidu     Tunde Oyawoye     Oke-Odo     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     International Aviation College     Hassan Taiye Salam     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Ganiyu Taofiq     Monsurat Omotosho     Ridwan Agboola     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     KWASSIP     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Ndama Al-hassan     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Abubakar Aliagan     Mohammed Ibrahim     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Valsolar Consortium     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Ekiti     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Yusuf Badmus     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Kanu Agabi     Belgore     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Oloyede     Nigerian Army     Lanre Issa Onilu     Atiku Abubakar     The Herald     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Idris Garba     Isapa     Shoprite     Al-Ilory     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     QuickWin     Presidential Election     Iyabo Adewuyi     Patigi Regatta     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Erubu Oba Zubair     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Iyaloja-General     SWAN     Olatunji Moronfoye     Saidu Kawu     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Ayinke Saka     Bashir Badawi     Dan Iya     Lotus Bank     Tafida Of Ilorin     Okin Biscuit     Yomi Ogunsola     CACOVID Palliatives     Third Estate     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Muhammadu Buhari     Olabode Towoju     NIPR