POPULAR IMAM. 'Doing my daily runs aboard Blacktrekker; my mechanical horse,' Bedejim Abdullah says in his caption to this photo he posted on his Facebook page on November 28, 2018. Photo from Bedejim Abdullah's Facebook page

Imam Abdullah’s colleagues, friends hold Peace rallies to condemn his killing

• Dec 17, 2018
• Al Iskandar, Luwaran
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Cotabato City– Colleagues and friends of the late Iman Bedejim Abdullah held two peace rallies yesterday in Baguio City and Marawi City on Sunday, December 16, to condemn his killing last December 6 at the Baguio market.

Bedejim, a popular and unconventional imam or teacher for Muslim cadets at the Philippine Military Academy and detainees at the Baguio City Jail, was shot 7 times before noon on his way to his office in the corner of Shugum and Kayang Streets here, Rappler said in its report.

The Rappler report also said that, the rally at Melvin Jones football field at Burnham Park was scheduled from 4 to 7 pm and was set to be led by Bedejim's Muslim colleagues and students.

While, the rally at JMM Matampay in Marawi City was attended by about a thousand people and was organized by the Markazosshabab Al-Muslim Fil-Filibbin Foundation Inc. It called for "collaborative efforts of government and Muslim institutions towards peace."

Another beloved Balik-Muslim imam, Sheikh Nur Capariño was also killed last November 27, 2016, in Cavite while in prayer.

Like Bedejim, Capariño was closely associated with military and police authorities.

Bedejim was a member of the regional advisory committee of the local police.

Capariño, however, was more outspoken as he spoke against the Islamic State (ISIS) and was a close associate of Ibrahim Mata, the president of the Islamic Studies Care and Guidance based in Cavite, the Rappler report said.

The Baguio police said that they have raised P1 million towards the positive identification of the suspects in Bedejim's murder as they have been recorded in various CCTVs. 

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