Eight injured as rival sects clash over mosque leadership

No fewer than eight people, last Friday, sustained serious injuries, in clashes between members of two rival Islamic sects over leadership at the Central

The clash was said to be a spillover of lingering crises between the Tijjaniya and Sunni sects, over who occupies the position of Chief Imam, following the demise of the former occupant of the position, Alhaji Musa Galadima, who died in April 2019.

Altercation however ensued and the Sunni members allegedly pounced on Jimoh, beating him to stupor leaving him with serious injury on the head. A civil servant, Abdulsalam Mohammed Bashir, who was in the moaque during the fracas described the incident as unfortunate.

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