Sokoto cleric stabbed after Juma’at prayer, attacker killed

Tension roseate successful parts of Sokoto metropolis connected Friday aft an Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was stabbed soon aft starring the Juma’at supplication astatine his mosque successful the Mabera area.

The suspected attacker, said to beryllium a young antheral among the worshippers, allegedly stabbed the cleric doubly successful the cervix earlier different worshippers overpowered him and killed him.

The onslaught was reportedly connected to a sermon antecedently delivered by the cleric, which immoderate Islamic scholars and their followers considered violative to the parents of Prophet Muhammad.

The sermon had earlier caused hostility successful the area. A antheral identified arsenic Mai Barewa was reportedly accused of threatening Lukwa and 1 of his elder students.

Mai Barewa was aboriginal arrested and taken to court, and the lawsuit is inactive ongoing.

The cleric and his followers were besides said to person written to the Sokoto State Government 4 days earlier Friday’s incident, expressing interest implicit the threats against them.

Confirming the attack, the spokesperson for the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmad Rufai, said Lukwa was r...