From Abdul Salaudeen, Ilorin
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has demanded justice for Yetunde Lawal, the final year student of the state College of Education, Ilorin who was gruesomely murdered by a self-acclaimed Islamic teacher.
Sulu-Gambari expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of the student by Abdulrahman Bello, an acclaimed ‘alfa’.
The emir, in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin by his spokesman, Malam Abdulazeez Arowona, condemned the incident, stressing that “it is most unfortunate, alien and regrettable act of wickedness.”
He noted that “It has become pertinent for parents, guardians, as well as people in the neighbourhood to remain vigilant to happenings around them, especially ensuring that their children and wards are in the company of people of tested and trusted character with well-researched family background.”
The emir disclosed that, “It is only hard work that pays, total war should be declared against idleness, laziness and unwarranted loitering around the society by youths in the name of finding means of survival.”
Alhaji Sulu-Gambari also urged clerics in Ilorin Emirate and beyond to sanitise the system by ensuring that the likes of Bello are exposed to law enforcement agencies before wrecking more havoc and damaging the lives of innocent persons.
While commiserating with the family of the late Lawal, Sulu-Gambari urged the police and the judiciary to ensure that total justice is served in the matter.
He also directed religious leaders, especially imams in Ilorin Emirate and Kwara State at large to ensure that their Friday Khutbah focuses on morality, dignity in labour, as well as the importance and respect for the souls of fellow human-beings irrespective of tribe, religion and status.
