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The Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) Gombe Branch has flagged off its Annual Ramadhan Legal Awareness Campaign at Bula Kyari Central Mosque in Akko local government area of Gombe State.
The Campaign is tagged “Negative Effects of Deferred/Delayed Distribution of Inheritance Estate and other Legal Issues Threatening the Peace and Unity of the Muslim Ummah in Rural Areas.”
During the Campaign, the MULAN Gombe Branch Chairman , Ahmed Yakubu Gombe Esq. called on the Muslim Ummah to take reasonable steps to distribute the estate of deceased Muslims within reasonable time. According to the Branch Chairman, experiences have shown that delayed distribution often leads to unnecessary court litigations, hatred and emnity among family members particularly in the rural areas.
Ahmed Gombe also called on the Ummah in the state to make endowment (Waqf) of part of their wealth and encouraged them to register same at the Gombe State Sharia Court of Appeal registry for the court to officially take notice of it. This is to minimize the chances of disputes among the heirs of the deceased donor and the beneficiaries in the event of any subsequent disagreement.
The Branch also called on Muslim lawyers across the nation to prioritize sulhu (amicable settlement) over the traditional litigation window in the settlement of disputes.
According to the Branch Chairman, this year’s Awareness Campaign is targeted at addressing some legal issues concerning sale of second hand GSM Mobile phones, cattle rustling/stealing at cattle markets and Rural communities, high rate of involvement of scavengers in the offences of theft, extortions and receiving stolen properties among others which are now rampant in the courts.
Earlier on, the Branch held its 2nd Edition of Ramadhan Lecture on the 15th Ramadhan, 1446AH (14-3-2025) titled:
“Muslim Lawyer: Navigating the Fear of ALLAH in Legal Practice”
which was delivered by Honorable Justice Aliyu Bin Idris of the Bauchi State High Court of Justice discussed by Dr. Adam Muhammad Ardo (Imam, Masjid At-Taqwa Gombe) and chaired by the former MULAN President, Abdul-Ghany Muhammad Bello, Esq. at the Masjid At-Taqwa GRA Gombe, Gombe State.
Similarly, the Branch successfully held its 2nd Iftar Session Thursday 20th Ramadhan, 1446AH (20-3-2025) focusing on the topic: “X-raying the Aims and Objectives under Part II of the MULAN Constitution 2018 (As Amended) Towards Effective Roles of the Muslim Lawyers” delivered by Muhammad Isah Usman, Esq. (Director, Legal Services Ministry of Justice Gombe State/ Branch’s Pioneer Secretary). Other discussants were the Immediate Past Branch Chairman Kawuwa Musa, Esq. and the incumbent NBA Gombe Branch Secretary Abdulmutallib Babawuro, Esq. while Malam Ibrahim Muhammad Attahir, Esq. served as the Chairman of the session which had an impressive attendance by members.
Finally, the MULAN Gombe Branch reminded all its members and the general Ummah to include one of its active members, Late Amina Abubakar Sadik, Esq., who recently passed away this Ramadhan, in their prayers and all other deceased Muslims particularly in these last ten (10) days of the month of Ramadhan.
The Chairman thanked the entire members for all kinds of support rendered to the Branch in carrying out its activities and reiterated his commitment to uplifting the cause of Allah through the legal profession in the Branch and beyond, In sha Allah.
