
Rape: IGP Re-Opens Case Against Osun Cleric
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammad Abubakar Adamu has re-opened the case of an Osun State based Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Habeebullah over alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl.
Habeebullah, popularly known, as Al-Edewy in Ede area was re-arrested at the weekend after his trial before the state Magistrates’ Court was initially discharged in August, following an out-of-court settlement.
Al-Edewy was first arrested by the police on July 1 and arraigned before the court on July 4.
His arrest followed a petition written by a lawyer, A.A. Maisolati, to the state Commissioner of Police, on behalf of the teenager detailing …