COVID-19: Kwarans call for Ali-Agan’s arrest

Calls for the arrest of the an Islamic cleric, Abubakr Ali-Agan has been trending on on social media, since the news of his Friday Jummat service broke.

Ali-Agan, who is also a lecturer at the University of Ilorin held a congregation prayer saying, during his sermon, that nobody can order the shut down of mosque.

He also applauded the congregation for having faith by believing that the COVID-19 cannot spread in mosques and coming out en-mass to pray, saying “people die everyday either by coronavirus or other ways”.

This happened despite the orders of the Kwara State Government restricting the number of persons in any gathering to 10 and ban on congregation religious service as part of partial lockdown to curb the community transmission of the novel coronavirus.

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari had likewise suspended the holding of weekly Friday prayers in mosques in Ilorin.

According to statistics from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, as of Sunday, 29th March, there are 111 cases of the virus in Nigeria.

Below are some of the “undited” comments on THE INFORMANT247 verified Facebook page;

Hussain Asuku Obaro: Aliagan hiding under Islam, he should be arrested without delay and taught a lession. If he could disobey d orders of d Emir and government then he isn’t any different from bokoharam, Islam teaches obedience to constituted authority

Abubakar Olanrewaju Okoh:
Aliagan is a Dr not professor, if kwara state government fail to arrest him this time around, also notified NBC to banned harmony FM for allowed him him for radio

Razaq Sanni:
If he thinks that was an heroic move, for me, I think he was being stupid. A miscreants that deserves to be dealt with by the appropriate authority. Where were the law enforcement agents when this was happening?

Kamal Salako:
Is reason are baseless,we are talking about religion he is talking about politics.performing jumuah is an act of worship dat ought to conform with d sayings of Allah and his prophet in entirety (i.e when and how to do it).on dis and some of his act HE IS WRONG

Lawal Olarewaju:
We are so disappointed in him despite his tittle. Hasn’t he come across with this legal opinion ” Abuu Ubaidah assumed the rule of A-sham, and he died with the plague, then Muath took over after him and died in the plague, when Amr bin Al-Aas took over, he addressed the people, saying: O people, the plague is like a flaming fire and you are its fuel affliction,so disperse and incense until the fire did not find anything that ignited it and extinguish alone. When they obeyed and responded, they all survived, and God raised the scourge ”

Abdulsalam Abdulganiyu:
Aligan need to be arrested and change to court

Taofeek Obalende:
This is total rubbish and he should be arrested and charge to court for this defiant act…

Olomu Moshood Olayinka:
Chai. This is ignorance of the highest order. Did he not see what happened in Oyo State? How can you know or ascertain the chain of contacts of the next person sitting beside you? This is exactly what happened in Italy… non compliance. I strongly suggest the State Government should look deeply into this. Ife inu lasan…

Lawal Abdullateef Adeyemi:
All these Alfa going against government directives are just attention seeker they believe the theory of to get attention u most cause distraction as a matter of urgency Aligan and those Alfas in this act of disobedience should be arrest with immediate effective to prevent future disaster their disobedience might cause even Quran said we should obey our leaders if they are in right path and moreso prophet Muhammad S W A said that we should not moving around if there is epidemic that is from where we are to another place, so Aligan as prove to be ignorance of the fact that many of us know his true intention this is not time for politics or self attention.