Islamic cleric, simply identified as Alfa Moshood, on Wednesday, beat up one of his student to coma for failing to take his bath and for stealing his locally made safe, popularly called ‘Kolo’.
The fourteen years old boy, speaking on the incident, said Alfa flogged him severely before instructing about sixty people who were around at that time in his Qur’anic centre at Ogidi, Opposite Federal College, Ilorin, to flog him ten strokes each while he was held down on a table by able-bodied men.
He furthered that he’s the first child of his mother and was enrolled in the Qur’anic centre by his mother, about a year ago.
Our correspondent gathered that the cleric ran away ever since the matter was reported at the National Human Right Commission, Kwara State branch.
A representative of the commission, Barrister Barrister Ahmed Rufai Ahmed commission informed our correspondent that the boy is presently on admission at Mamtiz hospital around Alhikimah University while efforts are in top gear to arrest the said Alfa.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″]
Police arrest Ilorin cleric who allegedly beat 14-year-old student into a coma
The Police in Kwara State has arrested the Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Moshood, who on Wednesday, beat one of his students to coma for failing to take his bath and for stealing his locally made safe, popularly called ‘Kolo’.
It was earlier reported that the student narrated how Alfa Mashood flogged him severely before instructing about sixty people who were around at that time in his Arabic centre at Ogidi, Opposite Federal College, Ilorin, to also give him 10 strokes of cane each while he was held down on a table by able-bodied men.
THE INFORMANT247 however gathered that the Ilorin cleric, who initially evaded arrest when the matter was reported to the National Human Rights Commission, Kwara State branch, was arrested on Thursday afternoon.
The matter will be transferred to the police headquarters’ gender-based violent unit, our correspondent learnt.