Lekki Muslim Ummah (LEMU) has suspended all congregational prayers and activities indefinitely at the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
LEMU’s President, Dr. Kamoru Omotosho, in a statement, said congregational prayers and activities at the mosque had been suspended in view of the Lagos State Government’s directive banning the gathering of more than fifty people anywhere in the state.
Dr. Omotosho urged all worshipers to perform their prayers in their respective homes for now.
The Publicity Secretary of LEMU, Alhaji AbdulFattah Olajide, stated further that the Chief Imam of the Central Mosque, Shaykh Ridwan Jamiu, had earlier explained that the suspension of congregational prayers was in line with the Sunnah (practice) of Prophet Muhammad (peace be unto him).
“The temporary restriction is meant to forestall or curtail the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in our jurisdiction”, Shaykh Jamiu was quoted as saying.
He explained further that the Prophet said: “If you hear of an epidemic in a land, don’t go there. If you are in a land afflicted by an epidemic, don’t go out of it”.
Olajide hinted that arrangements have been concluded to sanitise the whole of the Lekki Central Mosque complex during the shut down.
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday banned all religious gatherings of over 50 people within the state as part of move to curb the spread of the virus.
It came few hours after Nigeria confirmed five new cases of coronavirus. More four cases have been confirmed today in Lagos.
