Sallah Day Attacks: Despite Being In Court, Iseyin Pastor Still Threatening Us, Muslim Victims Cry Out>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Victims of Sallah day attacks by pastor of an Iseyin, Oyo State church, Stephen Kolawole, and his soldier son, Damilola Stephen, who launched a “military” backed brutality on Alfa Abdul Azeez Sulaiman and his two veiled wives precisely on June 16, 2024, are currently crying to Nigerians to hear them out.
They said the pastor, his soldier son and his co-soldiers are threatening them to withdraw their case from the court or “be finished” by them.
This was happening, according to our investigations, despite that the fact that the matter is in court and Oyo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) sanctioning Pastor Stephen who is of the Christ Apostolic Church, for attacking the Muslim family in Iseyin during the EId-el-Kabir festival.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
A viral video had captured soldiers 17 in number pouncing on Alfa Sulaiman and his two wives in veil as the two women were dragged to the church’s stairs, front of the Muslim family’s home, and inflicting cuts on the heads on a day Muslims globally should be treated with respect for celebrating their religious festival.
Both CAN and various other religious groups have condemned the shameful act of the pastor, soldier son and members of his church on the said day.
The pastor, against whom there had always been complaints of overbearing disturbances of people in their sleep, had obstructed Abdul Azeez Sulaiman who brought his ram to the front of his house to slaughter and he said he could not slaughter ram because it was facing his church.
The matter was charged to a magistrate court by the police and the case has since been adjourned from June to September 27, 2024 for what we gathered was the magistrate’s belief for both parties to reconcile in the obviously criminal matter.
The pastor, taking advantage of his son being a soldier, illegally mobilised soldiers of the Nigerian Army, first three including his son and then reinforcement followed to make 17 in number from the barracks in Iseyin, to carryout the invasion and attacks on religious hate ground, it was gathered.
Representatives of the victims, who visited from Iseyin and Igbeti, Oyo State, narrated the current ordeal of the family to journalists, during a press conference also addressed by Muslum Rights Concern (MURIC)’s Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, in Lagos, on Wednesday July 24, 2024.
They pleaded with Nigerians to come to their aid due to the threat and intimidation from the Pastor and his children, one of whom is a Soldier.
The Executive Director of MURIC, Professor Lakin Akintola on Wednesday said that his organisation would rally round the family to ensure that justice is done.
‘The Alfa and his wives were beaten on the order of the Pastor, one of his wives who was pregnant was mercilessly beaten and, in the process, had a miscarriage.
‘The case has been charged to a Magistrate Court but they are now threatening the Alfa to withdraw the case from Court.
‘The Pastor must account for his action and we urged all well-meaning Nigerians to ensure that the Alfa to get justice.
‘There is nothing wrong for the Alfa slaughtering a Ram on Sallah Day in front of his House. Why would the Pastor have alleged that the Ram was facing his property and for that beat up the Alfa and his wives? We won’t condone this kind of injustice again’ Akintola stated.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
