Courtesy visit

With him were the Hon. Minister of State for Environment Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, the Naib Amir Tabligh and Tajneed Dr. Lateef Busari sahib, Naib Amir Special Duties Barr. Kofo Alada sahib, Maulvi Nasir Mehmood sahib, the Circuit President Alh. Ahmed Sanusi and other respected members of the Jama’at. The Amir sahib shall Insha’aAllah be inaugurating some Jama’at projects in Kano, including the new Ahmadiyya Hospital in the state. The inauguration of the hospital, which is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for 100 patients per day and offers laboratory services and general medical consultancy, will be performed by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero. Located off Kano-Maiduguri Road, the hospital’s foundation was laid by Emir Aminu Ado Bayero in July 2021. He was assisted at the ceremony by the Amir, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Alatoye, and then state Commissioner for Health. It will be recalled the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at established its first hospital in Nigeria in Apapa in the late 1950s and next on Bompai Road, Kano, in 1962. The hospitals have been providing healthcare to the teeming people of Lagos, Kano and other cities and towns.

The Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria Alh (Barr.) Alatoye Folorunso Abdul Azeez paid a courtesy visit to the AIG of the Police Zone 2, in Lagos. The Amir sahib, in his speech thanks the AIG for the visitation. Noting that the AIG has been a very good friend of the Jama’at right from when he was a DPO in Apapa, and would personally lead his team to attend to issues in his division. At his last visit to the Ahmadiyya Headquarters in Ojokoro, he was in the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, the Amir sahib prayed for his elevation, thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of AIG. The Amir speaks about Islam as a religion of peace, that, all forms terrorism, banditry or violence have no stand in Islam. He noted that those who engage in terrorism fight for any or all of the three things; Land and Territory, Power, and Resource Control, none of which is a pillar of Islam. Islam is a religion of Peace absolutely. The Amir mentioned that the Khalifatul Masih V Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), the Worldwide Leader of the Ahmadiyya Community has been to several places, has always given sermons, has written books and has visited the world power, including the UK Parliament, the US Congress Alh. Alatoye sahib mentioned numerous works and efforts of the Jama’at in education, building of schools, in health building of hospitals with affordable healthcare being to communities where the Jama’at has hospitals, service to Humanity; under which we have Water for Life, Disaster Relief, Food Security, Global Health etc. and so many other efforts of the Jama’at in Nigeria and across the world. The Amir promised the AIG that the Ahmadiyya will continue to support the Police formations in ensuring security and safety of every Nigerian. The AIG Mohammed Ali Ari warmly received the Amir sahib and his entourage. He acknowledged that he knows the Ahmadiyya very well since when he was in Apapa, he spoke highly of Dr. Samiullah, the Jama’at Secreatry for Nusrat Jehan Board – A scheme that oversees the schools and hospitals of the Jama’at established by the 3rd Khalifa (raheemahullah). He thanked the Amir and members of delegation for their visit. The Amir sahib presented a number of Jama’at literatures to the AIG

On Friday 17th November, 2023 the Amir sahib Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of State for Environment, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako. After the visitation, the Hon. Minister Iziaq Kunle Salako had Jumua’t prayer at the Ahmadiyya Mosque, Central Business District, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. In the entourage of the Amir sahib we’re the Naib Amir Tabligh and Tajneed Dr. Abdul Lateef Busari, the Abuja Circuit President Alh. Ahmed Sanusi, the Abuja Central Missionary, Maulvi Nasir Mehmood, Al-Haafidh Sulayman Kuku, the immediate past Naib Sadr Administration MKAN, Alh. Abdul Jabbar Adekunle Ayelaagbe and other respected members of the Jama’at.