Government sealed mosque over leadership tension
The Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has sealed up a popular Mosque called ‘Mosalasi Alhaja‘ over leadership tussle after the demise of the Chief Imam.
The Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government, Chief Ganiyu Egunjobi, gave the directive in a statement on Saturday.
The tension follows disagreement between the family of the late Chief Imam, Sheikh Habib Abdulmajid, and his vice, Sheikh Mustapha Muktar.
Egunjobi directed that mosque be sealed up to prevent disturbance of public peace and order.
He said that the order, which takes immediate effect, was also to avert the conflict occasioned by rivalry within the Hausa community in the area.
The council chairman, who visited the mosque to ensure that directives were obeyed, said adequate security would be provided to ensure the area remained calm and peaceful.
He, however, stated that parties involved in the conflict would be invited to a stakeholders’ meeting to resolve the leadership crisis and a return to normalcy.(NAN)
