The controversial Islamic cleric, declared wanted by the Kwara State Police command as a terrorist for allegedly threatening some traditionalists in Ilorin, Alfa Salah Ayodeji, has been arrested and paraded by the police.

Speaking when paraded by the police in Ilorin on Wednesday evening, the man pleaded for forgiveness, saying that he did not know that his action was dangerous and capable of causing a breach of peace.

Contrary to what he said in the video, Ayodeji, who appeared sober and apologetic, said that the state commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, did not send him to threaten the traditionalists nor was aware of his visit to the shop of the traditionalists.

Ismail while answering questions from journalists at the Police headquarters, said that he didn’t realize that what he was doing was dangerous and could cause religious war in Ilorin.

Ismail who said he owned two Quranic schools in Ilorin and Ogbomoso, Oyo state said that he apologized to the couple, the traditional religion worshipers, the Muslim groups and members of the Alaran family where he went to threaten the traditional religion devotees.

According to him, “It is true that I went to Alaran compound to threaten and warn Tajudeen and his wife about Isese religion which I think they were worshipping. I didn’t know that what I was doing was dangerous and could lead to a religious war.

“I want to beg all Nigerians to pardon me for what I had done. I’m begging Tajudeen, the Alaran family and the Alfas for what I had done. Nobody sent me, it was when the video went viral that I realized that what I had done was wrong”

He called on Nigerians, the state government, the state Police command and the traditionalists involved in the matter to forgive him, saying that he had no police record before now.

Recall that Ayodeji in the video had threatened traditional religious devotees when he visited their shop in Ilorin and ordered the landlords at Alaran compound, Ilorin where the traditionalists sell TV sets to eject them from the shop and refund the money paid as rent. The actions which were promptly carried out.

The State Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, at a meeting on Monday ordered the suspect’s family to produce him on Wednesday deadline.

She described the suspect as a terrorist who is on the wanted list of the state Police Command.

The police boss, who reprimanded the family of the cleric for not enlightening their son against what she described as his criminal behaviour, said his attitude was capable of causing the breakdown of law and order in the state.

The Police commissioner also berated the Alaran family for driving the couple out of the area and for refunding the rent of the shop to the couple against their wish.

Parachoko:
The Kwara State Police Commissioner is only doing this to safe face.

001Lagos:
Which kind wahala Yoruba people in Ilorin kwara state enter like this ?

The way they pick them like rats and fling back to ilorin kwara state to face the Fulani owners of ilorin just weak me 😂😆😂😆

001Lagos:

Save face

001Lagos:


The way Yorubas fear Fulani people ehn 😂

001Lagos:

Save face from the Fulani wroth

The way Yorubas fear Fulani people ehn 😂

waynetee:


Fulani spoke person welldone, no single fulani have said anything since all this saga started .. Na una fulani slaves from sad east dey take panadol ontop another person's headache.

Yoruba have been shouting Ilorin is a yoruba land, let the so called fulani say otherwise , not you their slaves

001Lagos:


Go and say the bolded in Ilorin kwara state and see what becomes of you

001Lagos:


Go and say the bolded in Ilorin kwara state and see what becomes of you

chopnaira:

Even the Emir of Ilorin speaks Yoruba as his mother tongue. The Emir's Ilorin's daughter wedding last year was a Yoruba affair with Amala served as delicacy and fuji music played all though.

You are extremely ignorant. The only thing Fulani about Ilorin is the palace decoration band dressing of their Emir whose name is Kolapo.

Parachoko:
You have no Integrity

There's no nonsense you can't say just to make yourself happy.

I doubt you're truly the Man that snap a Pic with the Former Governor of Imo State.

There's no way the Man I saw in that pic will be behaving this Childish online.

You're likely a Small Boy

001Lagos:

No dey shalaye to me .

The history is on Google for all to read .

I dare you again to go to Ilorin kwara state and tell a fulani man to his face that Yoruba own Ilorin and see what becomes of your head 😂😆😂

001Lagos:

Who own Ilorin, The Fulani.

Used to be yoruba land but no more.

Conquered!

chopnaira:

We are taking of 2023. This one is talking about days of Alimi 🤣🤣🤣

001Lagos:

Be consoling yourself

I just challenged you to go to Ilorin now and tell a fulani man to his face that Ilorin is owned by Yoruba and see what becomes of your head 😂