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Mohammed Nazir Nortei Alema, the Ghanaian graduate from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who claimed to have joined terrorist group ISIS in August 2015, has been reported killed.
The Finder newspaper reported on Monday that Nazir ‘s family held a funeral for him on Sunday after news got to them that he had died.
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According to the report, another alleged Ghanaian ISIS recruit who gave his name as Mr Yusif, a graduate of the University of Mines in Prestea, announced Mr Nazir’s death to the family through an email.
According to the Finder’s report, Sheik Abdul Rahman, the former Chief Imam of London, who named Mr Nazir when he was born in London, led the Adua prayers held in Accra, where the family of the deceased resides.
Mallam Barhama of Tudu and Mallam Yusif of Accra New Town also supported Sheik Abdul Rahman in the prayers, the report said.
Nazir posted on Facebook last year that he had left to country to join ISIS in Syria.
The development triggered fear among some members of the public who expressed fear that the youngman might be radicalized in Syria and might return to the country to wreak havoc.
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Primenews.com.gh cannot verify news that Nazir joined ISIS or that he died in battle in Syria.
Source: Primenews.com.gh