Group of Christians
No fewer than seven persons
were seriously injured yesterday
when a
attacked a mosque in Sapele,
Delta State.
Saturday Sun gathered that
the youths, who were armed
with dangerous weapons,
stormed the mosque at about
6am and unleashed terror on
the people that were around.
It was learnt that the youths,
after the attack, asked the
Muslims in Sapele to pack out
of the area and return to the
North.
Speaking to newsmen on the
attack, Mallam Sadiq Musa said
some of the victims have been
taken to the hospital for
treatment.
According to him, “it is a pity
that our brothers are attacking
us. If they ask us to leave,
where do they want us to go?
We have no other place to go.
“This issue is political and not a
religious matter because we
are trying to preach peace and
we don’t believe in violence.”
According to him, other Muslims,
who are non-indigenes are now
living in fear following the daily
attack and threat to their lives.
He pleaded with Governor
Emmanuel Uduaghan and all
security chiefs to beef up
security in every part of the
state.
Musa disclosed that the state
director of the State Security
Service (SSS) and the Police Area
Commander in Warri have both
waded into the matter to
ensure there is peace in the
area.
Also speaking, Alhaji Adbulsalam
Paxman Ekpuzie, described the
attacks as unbecoming and
pleaded for Governor
Uduaghan’s intervention.
“Something urgent should be
done to halt the incessant
attacks on the Sapele mosque.
Nobody should make
deliberate effort to destabilise
this peaceful state and the
nation,” said Ekpuzie, who is
the National Chairman, Muslim
Movement for Peace and Justice
of Nigeria.
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