The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs , Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who is also the Sultan of Sokoto, on Monday ordered the immediate shutdown of all mosques in the Federal Capital territory .
The development is in line with the efforts of the Federal Government to stem the steady spread of the Coronavirus . A statement in Abuja and made available to The Nation, by the NSCIA, Director of Administration, Alh. Yusuf Nwoha said: “the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs under the leadership of its President General, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, and Sultan of Sokoto, after consultations with Muslim Scholars and other relevant stakeholders, has today the 23rd March, 2020 ordered the immediate shutdown of all mosques in the Federal Capital territory.
“The decision to close-down mosques is not alien to Islamic tradition and culture as it could be traced to the time of our noble Prophet . In such situation, the is asked to inform the believers to pray in their dwellings. “The NSCIA, therefore, solicits the cooperation of the Imams and all Muslims in the FCT to ensure compliance to this directive as it is in the interest of all and sundry. May Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala assist humanity to stop the spread of this deadly disease across all the protect us all, ameen”.
NSCIAng, FCTgov, MohdMusaBello, DrRamatuAliyu please how authentic is this?! Right now, almost all media outlets are peddlers of fabrication 🤷
Abrams_mufc I was wondering are the mosques in Abuja been controlled by the sultan
Abrams_mufc 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Kudos! to the Sultan... that is a wise thing to do. Pastors and G.O's please do same for your congregations safety! LockdownNow
CAN won't take similar steps because most of the churches are business centers
Not just Abuja......even in Ilorin the Emir has ordered that all mosques be closed till further notice. God bless NSCIA.....they have done well💪💪
God bless u sir
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