JNI condemns kidnap of South East Muslims’ leader

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI has condemned the kidnap of the Sheik Adamu Abdullahi Idoko, the Vice President of JNI of Enugu State and called for his immediate release.

The Muslims umbrella group also paid tribute pilgrims killed in the Masjid-ul-Haram, the Sacred Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia last Friday.

This was contained in a Press Statement sign by the Secretary Generla of JNI, Dr, Khali Abubakar Aliyu on Sunday and made available to newsmen in Kaduna.

Reads part of the statement: “JNI is perturbed over the kidnap of Sheikh Adam Abdullahi Idoko, a famous Muslim leader in the South East, Vice President-General, JNI Enugu State, and the Chief Imam of the University of Nsukka, by unknown armed men.

“ Indeed this ugly incident is strongly condemned by the JNI. Hence, the JNI appeal to the government and security agencies at all levels to do everything humanly possible to rescue the distinguished Muslim Scholar, hale and hearty, from the hands of the criminals.

Sheikh Idoko is also the Chief Imam of the University of Nigeria Nsukka.