Emmanuel Thomas
May 22, 2015 – The Saudi Arabia award winning ‘Honest man’ in 2003 Hajj Pilgrim, Alhaji Abdul Yaqeen Badmus aka Pebore is dead. He died in a motor accident along Ila-Orangun road.
Alhaji Badmus who was described as a pure and great Islamic jihadist had the title ‘PEBORE’ (total destruction of idol worshipping). He was said to be travelling to his home town, Ila-Orangun on Friday, 8th May, 2015 when the commercial bus he boarded somersaulted and killed all the passengers on board.
Some members of his family who were searching for him later got his corpse at Ile-Ife general hospital the following Monday. He was buried at his home town on Thursday night.
We gathered that late Badmus was a leading aspirant among those who are contesting to be the council chairman of his community in Osun State.
It would be recalled that Pebore was among the pilgrims from Lagos State who performed 2003 Hajj exercise where he stumbled on a huge sum of United States of America Dollars, belonging to about 1,000 pilgrims from Asia country and handed over money to the Saudi Arabia security who also handed it to the owners.
The decision to hand over such big sum of money made the Saudi Arabia government gave the Award of the most ‘Honest man’ in 2003 Hajj and was rewarded with free entrance to the country at any time. He was also given opportunity to bring three people for free education at the Saudi Arabia University.
During his fidau prayer on Thursday, 21st May, 2015 at Smith Street, Lagos Island, Sheikh Soliu Oyekan called on Nigerians in general and Muslims in particular to emulate the deceased way of life by been good to everyone and to be content with whatever they have.
Among the Ulamas that attended his fidau prayer includes, Alhaji Idris Abikan, Chairman of Al-adabiyya Society in Lagos, Alhaji Baba Balapa, Acting Chief Imam, Anzarul-Islam Central mosque, Odufege Lagos and Alhaji Khadri-Yahaya Abdul Gaffari, Chief Missioner, Siddiq-deen Society of Nigeria.
