The Chief Imam of a
central mosque in Ifo, Ogun State, Alhaji Isiaka Koleosho, has been shot
to death in the presence of his wife and kids after he refused orders from
armed bandits to open his gate.
It was gathered that after
the bandits gained entry into his home by scaling the fence, they went into his
wife’s bedroom where he was killed in the presence of his family members.
The gunmen were said to
have also stormed the home of a school proprietor in the area.
The incident, which
happened on April 21, 2015, threw the deceased’s family members and residents
into fear, forcing some to relocate from the community.
A resident, simply
identified as Tajudeen said: “The death of the Imam came to everybody in the
community as a surprise. The deceased is our Chief Imam. But as a Muslim, his
death does not stop us from using the mosque. We’ve have resigned to fate. When
the armed robbers left the victim’s house, they went to a school proprietor’s
apartment in the neighborhoods and dispossessed him of his valuables.”
A resident explained that
when the armed robbers got to Koleosho’s house, they ordered him to open his
gate, but he refused. The bandits were forced to scale the fence into his
compound.
Another resident, who
wishes to remain anonymous, said:
“It was about 2am that we
heard the screaming and loud noise from their apartment. They were shouting
that people should come and rescue them. My mother and some other residents
rushed to the cleric’s house. When they got there, they found him in a pool of
his blood. The matter was reported at Ifo Police Station.”
The proprietor said: “I
was fast asleep when the robbers entered my bedroom. They ordered me and my
wife to bring out our money. I told them that we didn’t have enough money at
home. One of them brought out a gun and pointed it at my wife. They went into
her room and took her jewelries, my money and some other valuables. It was
after the robbers had gone that I got to know that they had killed the Islamic
cleric.”
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