The popular mosque called ‘Mosalasi Alhaja‘located Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has been sealed off by the authorities of the council over a leadership dispute following the demise of the Chief Imam.
Penpushing reports that the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Ganiyu Egunjobi, gave the directive in a statement and equally visited the mosque on Saturday to ensure that his directives were obeyed.
The council boss directed that the mosque be sealed off to prevent a disturbance of public peace and order, declaring that the order, which takes immediate effect, was also intended to avert conflict caused by rivalry within the Hausa community in the area.
Penpushing further reports that Egunjobi on visit to the mosque assured that adequate security would be provided to ensure the area remained calm and peaceful, however, stated that the parties involved in the conflict would be invited to a stakeholders’ meeting to resolve the leadership crisis and restore normality.
Meanwhile, it is recalled that the tension arose from a disagreement between the family of the late Chief Imam, Habib Abdulmajid, and his Deputy, Mustapha Muktar.
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