₦airaland Forum

By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur
Olowoopejo


LAGOS — Following an order by Governor Babatunde Fashola, banning religious activities within Lagos State secretariat, the state government, weekend, demolished over three mosques and relocated churches in the state
secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.


Fashola, in the order, had based the decision on the need to strengthen security at the secretariat in view of the spate of bomb attacks in some parts of the country and urged devotees to use the central mosque and the secretariat chapel for their prayers.


The mosques, which were reduced to rubbles, were located behind Ministries of Justice, Finance, Environment while the one behind the state Public Service Commission, PSC, which was not demolished but its entrance completely blocked.

When Vanguard visited the secretariat, Muslim faithful, who frequently pray at the affected mosques, were seen in groups discussing the development.

It was further learnt that the demolition was carried out weekend to avoid violent reaction.
It was further learnt that efforts by Muslims, who are members of the state executive council to make the governor have a rethink on the decision they
considered anti-Islam fell on deaf ears.

Sources said the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, had alerted the governor on the need to carry out the measure due to
the possibility of Boko Haram sect attacking from places of worship.

Source> https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/lagos-demolishes-three-mosques-relocates-churches/

NaijaRoyalty:
There is no way fashola would've taken this decision to demolish mosque without consulting Tinubu

Tinubu and fashola both agreed to destroy the mosques

BATified2023:
princeoflagos u igbos are d most mischievous creatures on this planet earth,today u tell us tinubu is a nobody n he has been reduced to nothing tomorrow again u tell us tinubu is responsible for all your problems

GardenOfGod:
That should be included as part of Tinubu's achievements in Lagos.

JASONjnr:
It's a Yoruba mosques.....


If it was the Hausa/Fulani mosques ..... the consequences would've been terrible.....

limeta:
Acceptance of slavery

JASONjnr:
It's a Yoruba mosques.....


If it was the Hausa/Fulani mosques ..... the consequences would've been terrible.....

BATified2023:
princeoflagos u igbos are d most mischievous creatures on this planet earth,today u tell us tinubu is a nobody n he has been reduced to nothing tomorrow again u tell us tinubu is responsible for all your problems


I don’t blame u nnamdiot kanu has looted your brain away so u can’t read n understand how it is done based on security reasons n safety of inhabitants,so when leaders sense danger u expect them to lock up like your uzodinma,ikpeazu n co who will open their eyes n unknown miscreants will kill you every day n night

U akpu munching gorillas can never understand how Yorubas solve their problem

See how we both handled d fulanis madness

PandoraObi:
Zombidients, fashola is a Muslim, he did what he did to protect his state, so also as Sanwo olu during endsars