text: Nigeria: Islamic Torture Centres Not True Reflection of Islamic Teachings - Cleric - allAfrica.com
  An Islamic Cleric, Malam Rashid Hashim, has denounced Islamic centres involved in physical and mental abuse of "inmates", describing them as not reflecting the true teachings of Islam.
  "Government should intervene by providing good structure, facilities, employ competent and learned Islamic teachers.
  "The system will change if the government can intervene and as well understand that Muslims have larger population in Nigeria and deserve sound religious education.
  "With this, government will be rest assured that Nigeria will be producing future scholars and leaders that will run a corrupt free society," Hashim said.
  "Unfortunately, what the society teaches them on a day to day basis will destroy them, their future and hereafter.
  "We, therefore, took the pain to not only teach them the Quran but to make them understand the teaching of the Quran for them to become good ambassadors of Islam anywhere they find themselves.
  "Our students come from different parts of Nigeria and overseas: such as Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Abuja, Kano, Nasarawa, United Kingdom, among others, Abdussalam said.