Court Remands Islamic Cleric In Prison Over Rituals

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court has ordered a 32-year-old Islamic Cleric, Alfa Abdulganiyu Bamidele be remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin.

                  

Alfa Abdulganiyu, the Islamic Cleric of Iyana Ojere Ogidi, Laluba Area, Ilorin was remanded along with two others, Ahmed Bamidele, 20, of the same address and Lukeman Obalowu Issa, 32, of  Ile Olunle, Oloje Area, Ilorin, for allegedly conspiring to use the baby’s placenta for ritual purposes.

The accused persons had appeared before the court on a three-count charge of conspiracy, trespass and criminal charms, contrary to Sections 97, 342 and 217 of the Penal Code Law.

Police from ‘G’ Division, Oloje, Ilorin, on July 29, arrested the Islamic Cleric, alleging that they  conspired to exhume the placenta of the baby of one Ismaila Saadu of Ojere Street, Ogidi Area, Ilorin at about 6 a.m. where it was buried at the back of his house.

According to the police, during a search for the missing placenta, the Islamic Cleric were arrested inside the cleric’s house drying and burning parts of the placenta with roasted chicken, pepper, red oil and alligator pepper for ritual purposes.