Five Kwara building collapse victims buried in Ilorin

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Five members of the same family who died in a building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, have been buried according to Islamic rites.

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The deceased’s bodies were recovered from the debris of a two-storey building that collapsed in the Popo Giwa area of Ilorin on Tuesday evening.

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The remains of the deceased were interred at the Muslim Cemetery, Oko-Olowo, Ilorin.

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The burial (janazah) prayer was led by the renowned Islamic scholar, Prof Abubakar Imam Ali-Agan.

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In a brief sermon, Ali-Agan, a lecturer at the University of Ilorin, urged Muslims to have absolute faith in Allah and accept His will in every situation and circumstance.

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Ali-Agan described death as inevitable and urged the victims’ family to take solace in the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, who described such tragic death as a source of admittance to paradise.

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He also urged the government to embark on public enlightenment to sensitise residents on ways to prevent the occurrence of such natural disasters.

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The state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, was represented at the funeral rites by Alhaji AbdulRazaq Jiddah.

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