GARISSA, KENYA:
Killing of Sheikhs or any other Human being is not a good sign for everyone. Last Night, a prominent Muslim religious leader was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Garissa town on Sunday night just 24 hours, after one person was killed and three others seriously injured.
Garissa County Police Commander Charles Kinyua said Sheikh Abdirashid was shot several times at close range by people armed with guns just a few metres from Khalifa Mosque near Garissa General Hospital where he went for evening prayers (Isha). The Sheikh was one of the few remaining Sheikhs who knew Islam properly and used to preach Islam. The Motives of the Killers is not known.
The Police Boss said the identity of the killers is not yet known. However, he ruled out the hands of the Islamist Somalia militia group, Al-Shabaab which has been blamed for previous killings in the town. Nowadays, any shooting of Important Muslims is viewed as "Internal" struggle between Muslims even if it was done by any other and even non-Muslims...Sorry for this state of Muslims.
"Although the incident just happened last night (8.45 pm) and our officers, led by my OCPD, are still doing more investigations, the circumstance at which the religious leader was gunned down by his attackers is different from the usual Al-Shabaab attacks which usually targets crowded places," he added. "It is too early to speculate about the motive of the killing. The circumstances tell us the assailants had a grudge with the deceased," he said. He said they are investigating possible rivalry the deceased might have had with some of his colleagues opposed to him preaching in some mosques.
According to sources, the sheikh survived a previous similar attack when he was ambushed at a local hotel.
Muslims must guard their few "educated" ones from possible killings as this will practically finish Islam in Future...
Garissa County Police Commander Charles Kinyua said Sheikh Abdirashid was shot several times at close range by people armed with guns just a few metres from Khalifa Mosque near Garissa General Hospital where he went for evening prayers (Isha). The Sheikh was one of the few remaining Sheikhs who knew Islam properly and used to preach Islam. The Motives of the Killers is not known.
The Police Boss said the identity of the killers is not yet known. However, he ruled out the hands of the Islamist Somalia militia group, Al-Shabaab which has been blamed for previous killings in the town. Nowadays, any shooting of Important Muslims is viewed as "Internal" struggle between Muslims even if it was done by any other and even non-Muslims...Sorry for this state of Muslims.
"Although the incident just happened last night (8.45 pm) and our officers, led by my OCPD, are still doing more investigations, the circumstance at which the religious leader was gunned down by his attackers is different from the usual Al-Shabaab attacks which usually targets crowded places," he added. "It is too early to speculate about the motive of the killing. The circumstances tell us the assailants had a grudge with the deceased," he said. He said they are investigating possible rivalry the deceased might have had with some of his colleagues opposed to him preaching in some mosques.
According to sources, the sheikh survived a previous similar attack when he was ambushed at a local hotel.
Muslims must guard their few "educated" ones from possible killings as this will practically finish Islam in Future...
GARISSA, KENYA: A
prominent Muslim religious leader was shot dead by an unidentified
assailant in Garissa town on Sunday night just 24 hours, after one
person was killed and three others seriously injured.
Garissa County Police Commander Charles Kinyua said Sheikh Abdirashi was
shot several times at close range by people armed with guns just a few
metres from Klalifa Mosque near Garissa General Hospital where he went
for evening prayers (Isha).
He said the identity of the killers is not yet known. However, he ruled
out the hands of the Islamist Somalia militia group, Al-Shabaab which
has been blamed for previous killings in the town.
"Although the incident just happened last night (8.45 pm) and our
officers, led by my OCPD, are still doing more investigations, the
circumstance at which the religious leader was gunned down by his
attackers is different from the usual Al-Shabaab attacks which usually
targets crowded places," he added.
"It is too early to speculate about the motive of the killing. The
circumstances tell us the assailants had a grudge with the deceased," he
said.
He said they are investigating possible rivalry the deceased might have
had with some of his colleagues opposed to him preaching in some
mosques.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000123315/prominent-cleric-shot-dead-in-garissa
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