Sokoto Cleric Stabbed After Juma’at Prayer, Attacker Killed
- Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, an Islamic cleric in Sokoto, was stabbed twice in the neck by a worshipper shortly after leading the Jumu'at prayer and is receiving medical treatment at Specialist Hospital, Sokoto.
- The attack was linked to alleged blasphemous remarks made by Sheikh Lukuwa about Prophet Muhammad's parents, which had previously caused tension.
- The attacker was immediately overpowered and killed by the cleric's followers following the stabbing.
- Police confirmed the attack, urged calm, and are investigating the incident amid concerns about religious tensions and mob justice in the community.
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Sokoto Police Confirms Lukuwa Mosque Attack, Lynching of Assailant - Security News Alert
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed an attack on an Islamic scholar, Malam Musa Lukuwa, shortly after the Jumu’at prayers at Lukuwa Mosque in Sokoto State. The Command also confirmed that the alleged assailant was overpowered and killed by an angry mob before security operatives could intervene. In a statement on […] The post Sokoto Police Confirms Lukuwa Mosque Attack, Lynching of Assailant first appeared on Security News Alert.
Mob kills man after Islamic cleric stabbed during Friday prayers in Sokoto
A man was killed by an angry mob after he allegedly stabbed an Islamic cleric shortly after Friday prayers in Sokoto, Nigerian media reported. According to local reports, Sheikh Musa Ayyuba Lukuwa was stabbed in the stomach while leading Juma prayers in the northwestern Nigerian city. He was taken to hospital, where he is expected […] The post Mob kills man after Islamic cleric stabbed during Friday prayers in Sokoto first appeared on Free Press…
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