Alleged Poisoning Of Kano Cleric False, Malicious, Says NcS

The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has
debunked a report that the controversial Kano-based Islamic cleric,
Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, currently in its custody has been
allegedly poisoned and is seriously ill.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Musbahu
Nasarawa, dismissed the report in a statement in Kano on
Thursday.

An online news medium had alleged that Abduljabbar was seriously
sick to the extent that he had been bleeding at the correctional
facility in Kano.

According to the medium, his lawyer, Yakubu Abdullahi, confirmed
the situation to it and some disciples of the cleric, and alleged
that Abduljabbar was poisoned in detention.

Nasarawa said, “The attention of the Nigerian Correctional
Service, Kano State Command, has been drawn to a malicious and
false report in public domain that the Kano-based Islamic cleric,
Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, who is in our custody, is
seriously ill.

“The Service is calling on the general public to debunk and
discountenance this falsehood,which is a figment of the imagination
of the author.

“The Service wishes to inform the public that the said Sheikh,
as well as other inmates of custodial centres in the state, is hale
and hearty. The Service prioritises the medical and health as well
as the welfare of all inmates.”

The spokesman for the command said the cleric and his entire
family were even surprised to hear that he was poisoned in the
facility.

He said the Service had commended investigation into the matter,
pointing out that the lawyer, who dished out the malicious and
false story, would be summoned to defend his action.

“The lawyer of the cleric, who gave the story, must present
himself and tell us how the cleric was poisoned or who poisoned
him,” he added.

The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has
debunked a report that the controversial Kano-based Islamic cleric,
Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, currently in its custody has been
allegedly poisoned and is seriously ill.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Musbahu
Nasarawa, dismissed the report in a statement in Kano on
Thursday.

An online news medium had alleged that Abduljabbar was seriously
sick to the extent that he had been bleeding at the correctional
facility in Kano.

According to the medium, his lawyer, Yakubu Abdullahi, confirmed
the situation to it and some disciples of the cleric, and alleged
that Abduljabbar was poisoned in detention.

Nasarawa said, “The attention of the Nigerian Correctional
Service, Kano State Command, has been drawn to a malicious and
false report in public domain that the Kano-based Islamic cleric,
Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, who is in our custody, is
seriously ill.

“The Service is calling on the general public to debunk and
discountenance this falsehood,which is a figment of the imagination
of the author.

“The Service wishes to inform the public that the said Sheikh,
as well as other inmates of custodial centres in the state, is hale
and hearty. The Service prioritises the medical and health as well
as the welfare of all inmates.”

The spokesman for the command said the cleric and his entire
family were even surprised to hear that he was poisoned in the
facility.

He said the Service had commended investigation into the matter,
pointing out that the lawyer, who dished out the malicious and
false story, would be summoned to defend his action.

“The lawyer of the cleric, who gave the story, must present
himself and tell us how the cleric was poisoned or who poisoned
him,” he added.