{"id":11450,"date":"2017-03-10T14:32:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T13:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=11450"},"modified":"2017-03-10T14:32:10","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T13:32:10","slug":"tension-in-minna-over-plans-to-reopen-jumaatmosque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/tension-in-minna-over-plans-to-reopen-jumaatmosque\/","title":{"rendered":"Tension in Minna over plans to reopen Juma’atmosque"},"content":{"rendered":"

OlabodeAdaramola<\/p>\n

Uneasy calm now reigns\u00a0in Minna, the capital city of\u00a0Niger State over an on-going plan to re-open the Anguwan Rahma Community\u2019s Juma\u2019at mosque which has been shut down for the past eight months.<\/p>\n

Nationalwire gathered\u00a0that crisisover who led congregation had dodged the mosque for months, resulting in itstemporary closure in a directive by the state government until a resolution isreached.<\/p>\n

At a\u00a0press briefing yesterday, the Chairman of the Mosque Committee, Alhaji Usman Maidara said the mosque committeehad called on the interested persons to contest for the Imamship of the mosqueafter its completion. Five candidates, according to him, had signified interestwith three emerging through the selection process.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of the lot, Malam Mohammed Saba cametop, while the Imam Yahaya Katcha emerged second. However since the winnerresides far from the area, he ceded the position to the runner up,\u00a0withKatcha therefore emerging Imam of the mosque,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He said few years on some scholarsobserved that the Imam was deficient in recitation and urged him to seek moreknowledge to enhance his proficiency. There was no improvement after a longtime and Ummah resolved that he step aside\u201d, he explained.<\/p>

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He said the matter degenerated followingthe refusal and the state government stepped in to forestall what\u00a0wouldhave been a breachnof the public peace.<\/p>\n

The state government was said to have\u00a0closedthe mosque until a committee it set up come up with the finding.<\/p>\n

The chairman said the committee was yet toconclude its assignment but that there were underground plan to reopen themosque.<\/p>\n

He thereby\u00a0called on appropriateauthority to stop the alleged plans to re-open the mosque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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