The 43-year-old Islamic cleric, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, who raped a 5-year-old Arabic Schoolgirl, revealed that he has been having a running battle with spiritual forces for years.

The suspect further disclosed that he fought the devil back and forth by saying aausubillahi (God forbid) to no avail, before committing the said crime on Friday, December 28, 2018 at a section of the Arabic school on Awoyemi Street, Igando Road.

Salaudeen who was previously accused of raping a girl in his class some years ago when he was living at Ikotun, a neighbouring community, further disclosed that shame forced him to relocate to Igando. “It is the work of the devil,” he said in Yoruba, burying his head in his right palm.

“I have been living in Lagos for 25 years. I have a wife and five children. My wife and three of the children live with me. My wife does not deny me of sex. The girl was brought for Arabic class about five months ago. On that day, I asked her to go and sweep a section of the class. The place was separated by a wall and I followed her. I asked her to stand on a bench and face the wall. I rolled up her skirts and removed her panties. As I wanted to penetrate her from the anus, I said ‘aausubillahi, aausubillahi (God forbid)’. It was the devil that pushed me to it. My penis only grazed her private parts.

“While I was living in Ikotun, I was accused of raping one of the children attending my class. But I did not rape the girl. She needed a uniform we used in the class and I took her to a tailor to take her measurements. I have been battling with spiritual wars since then. My enemies are many and they have been casting spells on me. I relocated to Igando and started a new Arabic class” he said.

Salaudeen who revealed how shocked he was when confronted with a video clip showing how he molested the girl, was arrested after a neighbour who stumbled on him fondling the victim in his class left quietly and reported the case to a child rights’ organisation in the community. The neighbour was advised to do a secret video next time he caught the cleric in the act.

“The informant was asked to do a video to get evidence that could nail the cleric. He was well respected in the community and he could have easily denied the allegation. Many people would also not believe he could do such a thing without the video,” a police source said.

Lagos State Police spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, however told newsmen that Salaudeen was arrested after the informant reported the crime at the command headquarters in Ikeja with the video clip.

According to Chike, the suspect who initially denied the allegation when he was grilled at the Gender unit, owned up to committing the crime after the Officer-in-Charge of the unit, ASP Abimbola Williams, confronted him with the video of him defiling the child by penetrating her anus and private parts.

“On Friday, December 28, 2018, a good Nigerian visited the headquarters of the Lagos State Police Command with a video evidence of an Islamic cleric, aka Alfa, having anal sex with a five-year-old girl that he was supposed to be teaching Islamic studies. The complainant sought audience with the state Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi.

“The CP, after watching the heartrending video, directed the command’s undercover operatives attached to the State Intelligence Bureau to immediately arrest the culprit and hand him over to the Gender Section for detailed investigation. The operatives went in search of the Alfa and arrested him near a mosque in the Igando area of the state.

“On seeing how he was captured like an actor in a movie, the suspect broke down in tears and owned up to committing the crime. The case will be charged to court soon,” Oti added.

A man reportedly set himself ablaze after his wife left him, as confirmed by the Jigawa State police spokesperson, Audu Jinjiri.

The 40- year-old-man identified as Abdullahi Jafaru, reportedly poured petrol on himself and set himself ablaze on December 31, 2018, after his wife Halima left their home because of a misunderstanding.

According to the Police spokesperson, attempts by Mr Jafaru to convince Halima, his first of two wives and who he has 6 children with, to return were unsuccessful. He then went on to pour petrol on himself and set himself ablaze.

“As soon as the police in the area got the hint, they swiftly moved to the scene and rescued the victim Mr Jafaru, then rushed him to hospital.

“Even while on sick bed receiving treatment, Mr Jafaru was still calling the name of Halima his wife even though his second wife remains with him at the hospital taking care of him,” the police spokesperson said.

A Lady identified as Gifty Addo, 33, attempted to smuggle weed and tramadol in a stew for her boyfriend, who is jailed in Kumasi Central Prison, in Ghana.

The 33 year old has been arrested, after she smuggled the illegal substances in the stew packaged in a transparent rubber bucket which at first was thought to be tomatoes stew and animal intestines, but however had 13 mini parcels of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis and 10 blister packs of Tramadol 225mg.

The suspect was busted by a vigilant female prisons officer at the main entrance of the prison as she was being checked before entry.

DSP Jeremiah Alale who confirmed the arrest in an interview with Kumasi based radio station, Ultimate FM, further disclosed that the suspect’s jailed boyfriend, Yaw Odum, is currently serving a 3-year jail term for abduction and has allegedly been selling narcotic drugs to inmates of the prison for some time now.

According to Alale, the suspect will be charged to court after investigation is concluded.

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A man reportedly killed his mother with a plank during an argument at Nru, in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, as confirmed by a senior police officer.

The 73-year-old woman, Mrs Cecilia Attah, was reportedly killed on Wednesday by her son who used a plank to hit her on the head, following a slight argument.

The man who killed his mother is said to be a panel beater at the Mechanic Village, Nsukka, and reportedly committed the said crime while she was trying stop him from quarreling with his brother.

A senior police officer, reportedly confirmed the death of Madam Cecilia Attah which was said to be accidental, According to sources, the deceased is the mother of a priest, Rev Fr. Nobert, who is now on sabbatical at the United States of America, USA.