Osogbo Eid praying ground clash regrettable, says Muslim group
The group in a statement signed by the President of the organisation, Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, described the incident as a regrettable attempt to import dirty politicking to a sacred religious arena.
A supporter of Osun State Governor, Mr. Muniru Raji and the immediate past spokesperson of the Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, clashed at the praying ground, following a disagreement on the sitting arrangement. Lamenting that an issue that could have been amicably settled by the two parties was allowed to degenerate into needless chaos, the group, noted that the incident has amplified the regrettable abyss into which political intolerance has thrown the country.
The statement read in parts, “The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria has condemned the Sallah Day incident that nearly marred the Eid-el Kabir prayers at the Osogbo Central Eid Praying Ground.
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