Igbo natives who converted to Islam. Also, the APC Governor of Imo state Rochas Okorocha and former
Governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu gave N2 million and N1million respectively to the
converts at Abuja's National Mosque yesterday.
The new converts, are young men who are between the ages of 25 and 35 years,described Islam as a "truthful,
peaceful and charitable faith."
Also, one Yoruba, and a
Northern Hausa were also among the new convert .
Consequently, their names will now take a muslin prefix to be thoroughly assimilated.
We now have Chief Suleiman Nwachukwu,
Ibrahim Uchenna Ukah,
Muhammad Sani Stanley Uziogwe, Bello Kelvin Nmadu, Habibullah Kosoro Ofolete,
Jamilu Osita Agocha, Haruna Chichebem Nwabirika, Abdulazeez Paschal Iroegbulam, Suleiman Ifeanyi
Uzoma, Adam Nduka Nweko, Dawuda Nnaemeka Uzoma,
Aliyu Prince Onyekwume and Musa (Anayo) Adugbaa, all of
Imo state. Others are
Abdulmalik Bongo Edet (Cross River), Hassan Babalola Shegun (Ondo), Nasir Peter
Ndubisi (Anambra) and Bashir Prince Dulla (Akwa Ibom).
"I was attracted to Islam
because of the truth it
resonated in me, and I saw the charity of the faith which all its
adherents find peace and solace in," said Ibrahim Ukah, formerly Uchenna Ukah, a
younger brother of a fellow convert, Tobechi Ukah, now Abdullahi Ukah.
The Chief Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Sheik Musa Muhammed administered the Oath of Sha'adah on the
converts and pronouncing their newly adopted Muslim names
during the weekly Jumat
Khutbah (Sermon).
