Tension is brewing in Minna, Niger state over a plan to re-open the Anguwan Rahma Community’s Juma’at mosque which has been closed for the past eight months.
Crisis over who leads congregation had dogged the mosque for months, resulting in its temporary closure through a directive by the state government.
At a press briefing yesterday, the chairman of the Mosque Committee, Alhaji Usman Maidara said the mosque committee had called on the interested persons to contest for the Imamship of the mosque after its completion. Five candidates, according to him, had signified interest with three emerging through the selection process.
“Out of the lot, Malam Mohammed Saba came top, while the Imam Yahaya Katcha emerged second. However since the winner resides far from the area, he ceded the position to the runner-up with Katcha therefore emerging Imam of the mosque.”
He said however that few years on some scholars observed that the Imam was deficient in recitation and urged him to seek more knowledge to enhance his proficiency. “There was no improvement after a long time and the Ummah resolved that he step aside,” he explained.
He said the matter degenerated following the refusal and the state government stepped in to close close the mosque until a committee it set up come up with the finding. The chairman said the committee was yet to conclude its assignment but there were underground plans to reopen the mosque.
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