Cultists murders Alfa for refusing to buy hemp

Firstclass newsline learnt that some suspected cult members, have
killed a 25-year-old Islamic cleric,AlfaRahmon Alabi, in the Ayobo
area of Lagos State.
Firstclass newsline learnt that the Iseyin, Oyo State indigene, was on
his way to a late night prayer on Thursday when the gang members
accosted him.
They were said to have asked him to buy them some hemp, but he refused
and allegedly abused the men, saying it was against his faith as a
Muslim.
It was learnt that the hoodlums became angry and attacked him.
He was said to have been dispossessed of his phone before he was
stabbed to death.
A friend of the victim, who asked not to be named, said Rahmon was
attacked when he got to a junction where the cultists had their
hideout.
He said, "Alfawas very popular around here and we all loved him. He
had nothing to do with cultism. In fact, he served as themuezzinand
also woke people up with songs every morning for theSahur, preparatory
to the fasting.
"On Thursday night around 10pm, he said he was going for prayer. When
he got to Kaka Junction, the cult members stopped him and told him to
buy hemp for them.
"He refused and said he was on his way to the mosque for a prayer. He
showed them his Quran as a proof.
"Then the cultists said if he knew what was good for him, he would but
the hemp because they wereEiyemembers (cultists).
"He replied them and said, 'TheEye(birds) I know do not live with
humans, they stay in the forest'. They became angry that he had the
boldness to reply them.
"They then collected his phones and stabbed him."
It was learnt that the victim ran after the cultists in a bid to get
one of them, but couldn't.
Firstclass newsline learnt that Rahmon, who was married with three
children, also worked as a bricklayer.
His corpse was said to have been deposited at a morgue.
The victim's widow, Kabirat Alabi, said she was shocked when she was
told on Friday morning that her husband was dead.
She said, "He told me that he was going to work and he would be going
for a night prayer from there. It was the following morning that I was
called that he had been killed."
The victim's mother-in-law, Mrs. Sherifat Olubode, appealed for help
from the government for Rahmon's children.
Olubode, who said Rahmon was the only one taking care of her before
his demise, asked that justice be given to him.
A community leader, Demola Olota, said four of the six cult members
that perpetrated the crime had been arrested by the police.
He said, "He was going forItikhaf, which Muslims observe 10 days to
the end of the fasting period. The six cultists asked him for money
for hemp, but he refused. He ran away from them, but they pursued him
and stabbed him to death. Four of them have already been arrested."
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu,
said he would get back to the source.
But he had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
Firstclass newsline however gathered that the case had been
transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation.
Firstclassnewsline.net