Two children of popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Taofeeq Akeugbagold, have been kidnapped at gunpoint in Ibadan.
Akewugbagold, who disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page in the early hours of Sunday, said the children were kidnapped at gunpoint at his Ojoo residence in Ibadan on Saturday night.
The cleric called on people to assist him prayers and begged the abductors to have mercy on the mother of the abducted twins who was barren for almost 12 years.
He wrote: “What a country! My twins children were kidnapped at gun point at my Ojoo residence Ibadan, around 8pm SATURDAY 10 minutes after I left my home recording lecture in a studio.
“Everybody should pls for Allah’s sake assist me in prayer and begging the abductor to pls be mercy with me expecially their mother who was barren for 12 years b4. Am begging not flexing anything.This is their pictures, help share wide. Oh my God!” (Sic)
Akewugbagold, who hails from Oyo west local government, was chairman of the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board (Muslim wing) during the two-term tenure of immediate past governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi.
