Breaking: Popular Islamic Cleric Sheikh Khalifa Sani Abdulkadir Reported Missing After Trip to Abuja
- The family of Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Khalifa Sani Abdulkadir, has cried out after he went missing
- Sheikh Khalifa went missing for 25 days after he travelled to Abuja to resolve the issue surrounding his blocked account
- The scholar’s wife, Hajiya Ramatu Khalifa Sani Abdulkadir, and his son shared more details about how the cleric disappeared
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Zaria, Kaduna state - Zaria-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Khalifa Sani Abdulkadir, has been declared missing 25 days after he travelled to Abuja.
Sheikh Khalifa’s wife and children said he has not been seen since he travelled to Abuja following the alleged blockage of his bank account.
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The scholar is one of the respected leaders of Fityanul Islam, a Tijaniyya sect in Zaria and across Kaduna state.
As reported by Daily Trust, the wife stated this during an interview with RFI International.
According to his wife, the Islamic cleric informed her that he was travelling to Abuja to resolve issues related to his bank account.
“He said he was going to Abuja and, God willing, would return the same day.
“From that day up till now, I have not heard his voice again. Whenever I call his line, it is switched off. Today makes it 25 days since I last heard from him.”
The scholar’s son, Sunusi Khalifa Sani Abdulkadir, said his father was told to visit the EFCC office after his account was blocked.
Sunusi said his father questioned over the sum of N2 million that was transferred to his account.
According to the son, his father linked the money to someone he prayed for concerning personal life issues.
He further stated that the EFCC later described the matter as a military case.
“They said it was a military case and informed soldiers. They also said my father had agreed to return the money. The soldiers said they would come and question him, and since that day, for 25 days now, we have not seen him.
“Within these 25 days, they gave him a number, and he called to say he was fine. But we still don’t know why he was arrested, where he is, or what condition he is in.”
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