How could Sheikh Jafar Adam and two of his notable assistants be assassinated a day to the State legislative and governorship polls in Nigeria?
Was it a coincidence or a plot masterminded by those who wanted to silence any opposition to the ruling party?
The eye witnesses reported that the Saudi-educated cleric was shot five times at close range right inside the Dorayi Central Mosque in Kano whilst he was leading the morning prayers. And he died of the bullet wounds before reaching hospital. Sheikh Jafar Adam and the assistants have been buried in accordance with Islamic rites in the same day. But the populace of the most Islamic state in Nigeria are afraid of the grave consequences.
Gunmen storming mosques in Iraq is daily news on the CNN, but shocking to the 55 million Muslim population in Nigeria and the consequences could be adverse to the peaceful transfer of power from the current civilian administration to another.
The government has failed woefully to protect lives and properties in both the Northern and South regions of Nigeria.
President Olusegun Obasanjo is more interested in using the power of incumbency to keep his ruling party, the so-called Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in power than addressing the critical state of insecurity in Nigeria. And over 10,000 people have lost their precious lives in extra-judicial killings and assassinations since President Obasanjo was sworn in on May 29, 1999, to date. His tenure has become the bloodiest in the history of Nigeria since the First Republic before the Nigerian civil war.
Most expatriates have fled the Niger Delta region to escape from being attacked and kidnapped by the ruthless militants and brigands on rampage in the Niger Delta.
The poor and powerless masses are caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea as the opposing political contestants engage in their La Danse Macabre of President Obasanjo's "do or die" political warfare.
The assassination of Sheikh Jafar Adam is a bad omen for the State legislative and governorship polls on Saturday April 14, and the presidential and national assembly elections on April 21.
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#1 Who care about some
Who care about some irrelevant imam got his ass shot. We move on.
#2 God has given us brain to
God has given us brain to think,pls use ur brain efficiently.Get sources frm muslims n non muslims and weigh 4 urself b4 making any comment on anyone in ISLAM.We r goin 2 die n no 1 is givin crowns,xcept Jannah/hell.
#3 the best in 130,million
to the best of my knowledge,i have never heared any muslim leader like him,he is the best in quranic knowledge,very outspoking,brave,unidirectional,corruption free,zero compromise,Allah-fearing,confident scholer,like him. he categorically explore and explain all sorts of BID'A.may Allah forgive him and grant him firdaus.
#4 The memories of that fateful
The memories of that fateful day still lingers in our hearts
May the blessings and mercies of Allah cover your new life at barzak.
Time will tell, we see your killers as the loosers, they have lost and you have won. By Allah,s Will we pray that you are counted among the shaheeds.
#5 All will surely die
It is unfortunate for those that perpetuated. Thank Thank God he has a very good record.
#6 Shahedeen
Those that killed our mentor are cowards bc they are still hidden in shame nd disgrace to their family. But Allah would punish them since from this world to here after. Allah ya isa.
#7 May Allah grant Mallam
May Allah grant Mallam aljana. that is the type of leader we have in our conutry Nigeria to kill when you tell tham true about what they are doing.
#8 May allah punish and destroy
May allah punish and destroy who have hand in the killing of shaik ja'afar and allah should forbid aljanah to them
#9 May Allah forgive and grant Mallam Aljannatul firdaus.
We continue to weep for missing one of the best scholars ever had in Northern Nigeria. Indeed Malam's death affected our life directly & negatively. May Allah SWT forgive sheik jafar all his sins known & unknown, continue blessing him in his grave and make him the most high on d day of judgement. Surely Mallam's killers ll never go unpunished whether here or thereafter. Mallam we missed u and ll continue missing you till d end of our life. May his family and we his students continue to bear with this great loss and also have the fortitude in bearing this unexpected killing.