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Qasim Umar Sokoto (died 5 February 2018) was a contributor to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, [1] the prayer leader and Islamic teacher in Sokoto, the Northern city of Nigeria. On 18 July 2007, Shia community was persecuted in the region at by Nigerian security forces, [ 2 ] following the death of Umaru Danmaishiyya, a popular Salafi cleric in ...
July 3 – Germany – 18 people were killed when a tour bus caught fire after colliding with a lorry in Stammbach. [251] July 5 – Central African Republic – At least 78 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a truck heavily loaded with goods and passengers crashed in Bambari. [252] August 26 – United Kingdom – M1 motorway ...
This is a list of notable Islamic religious leaders in Nigeria. Sunni. Salafis. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi; Sheikh Adelabu; Ja'afar Mahmud Adam; Isa Ali Pantami;
The 2001 Jos riots were riots involving Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, over the appointment of a Muslim politician, Alhaji Muktar Mohammed, as local coordinator of the federal poverty alleviation program. [1] The clashes started on 7 September and lasted nearly two weeks, ending on 17 September. Some 1,000 people were killed during the ...
Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria. [50] Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and other groups. [48] [49] The killings have been referred to as a silent ...
12 people killed during the wedding with five people captured including the bride and groom. [114] December 20, 2021: Nasarawa State: 50 Fulani herdsmen 2021 Nasarawa massacre: At least 50 Tiv civilians were killed in Nasarawa state, [115] due to Fulani herdersmen blaming Tiv farmers for the killings of a kinsman. [116] May 5, 2022 Ondo State: 50
In April 2022, he joined about 60 other people, including Jewish and Christian faith leaders, at a climate change protest in Newark. "He was a community advocate who protested against gun violence ...
List of Nigerian Islamic religious leaders This page was last edited on 26 May 2024, at 01:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...