Lagos State Government on Thursday sealed off a mosque for violating the government’s order on religious gathering.
A drama ensued when some of the Muslim youths saw the team and attacked them. About 300 others in the mosque rushed out, chanting Allahu Akbar and joined them in the attack by pelting the vehicles with stones.Agege Local Government Chairman Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, who was informed of the incident by the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Islamic Matters, Alhaji Abdullahi Jebe, led the council officials to seal off the mosque after fumigating the place.
“We have had engagement with the leadership of the mosque, including the Sarkin Hausawa, Alhaji Musa Muhammed and our resolution is that the mosque should be shut down till further notice,” Egunjobi said.Alhaji Jebe said he and the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, informed Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu about the incident.
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