Metro
Islamic cleric arrested for chaining 56 people in an illegal rehabilitation center in Zamfara
Zamfara state government has arrested an Islamic cleric for chaining 56 persons in an illegal rehabilitation center in Gusau town, the state capital for spiritual healings.
The cleric, Malam Iliyasu Abdullahi Maimamari was arrested today by a team of policemen and all the 56 victims were also evacuated and taken to Goverment rehabilitation centres in the state, while those with minor problems were taken to their homes.
The evacuated persons who included men and women ranging from 13 to 50 years of age were brought to the center by their relatives from different parts of the state with psychiatric and other antisocial problems.
Most of the affected persons have been in chains in the center for several years without proper feeding and in an unhealthy environment, while many of them were not in good health.
Addressing journalists during the evacuation of the victims, the commissioner for Special Duties, Alhaji Mohammed Sadiq Maiturare said the cleric has been operating the rehabilitation centre illegally without the knowledge of the state government.
According to the commissioner, there were series of complaints from the public with regards to the center where many people were accusing the cleric for persistent beating of those brought before him for spiritual healings.
He maintained that, the cleric would be taken to court for violation of human rights, calling on the people of the state to always take their wards to the legal rehabilitation centers.
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