Nigeria: Al-Habibiyyah Frees Inmates to Mark Islamic New Year

28 November 2011

In commemoration of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1433, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society of Nigeria yesterday freed 10 prison inmates after paying their fines at Suleja Prisons, in Niger State.

The Islamic group was led by their secretary Alhaji A'Ganiyu A'Rasaq, while Administrative Secretary, Adebiyi Abdulfattah, handed over N80,000 to pay for the inmates fines' in order for them to be set free.

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