The Wakeel Muslimeen, South West, Edo, and Delta states, Sheikh Iskeel Awwal who spoke on behalf of the religious leaders, warned politicians against turning the Eid prayer ground and mosque into a political battleground.
Reacting to the development, the religious leaders in South West frowned at the clash in the house of God.
Wakeel Muslimeen in his statement admonished that Asiwaju Adeen of Yoruba land should be respected being a Muslim leader in Yoruba land and Nigeria. He said, “All Muslims in South West condemn what happened in Osogbo. We condemned the clash at the Eid prayer ground. They should not take politics into the Eid prayer ground or mosque.
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