By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab
53-year-old woman Easter Williams Ojuekaiye, sister-in-law of the Katika of Lokoja, Alhaji Bala Salisu, has converted from Christianity to Islam.
In an interview at the Chief Imam of Lokoja, Sheikh Aminu Shaban’s Mosque in Hangwar Fawa street, Lokoja, shortly after her conversation to Islam by the Imam of the Mosque, Sheikh Abdulmumin Shaban, on Saturday, Easter Williams disclosed that she has converted to Islam while revealing her Islamic name.
She said her new Islamic name is Aishah.
“My new name is Aishah Williams Ojuekaiye.
“I joined Islam purely on my own terms. I love the character of Muslims that I have related with, particularly the way they behave. You know Muslims believe in God.
“I have Muslim friends, and I watched what they do, that enticed me to join Islam.”
The new Muslim said with the advice of her friends, she has chosen the name Aishah.
“I love what I read about Aishah, the wife of the prophet,” she added.
“I dream to be like her in terms of spreading the message of Islam and being pious.”
Meanwhile, Sheikh Abdulmumin Shaban, who presided the conversation, prayed “Allah to stand by Easter Williams Ojuekaiye and others in her shoes. Having guided her into the light of Islam, we beseech Him to continue to be with her.
“And we pray for her family too. It is cheery enough that Islam is spreading everywhere, even at a time some people have made demonizing Islam a major campaign.”
Aishah is the elder sister of late Aishat Mojisola Bala, wife of the Katika of Lokoja, Alhaji Bala Salisu.