Sekondi/Takoradi: Angry Muslim youth lock up central Mosque (PHOTOS)

Muslims living within and arround Kojokrom were on friday July, 29, 2016 denied access to the Central Mosque to offer their main Friday prayers (Jumah) following the locking up of the place by the Muslim Youths.

The angry youths claim the Mosque has been poorly maintained by thier leaders leading to its current poor state.

The youths, led by Fuseini Osmanu, Ibrahim Tom, Alhaji Balla and Abubakari Saddique went to lock up the place in the early hours of Friday causing inconvenience to hundreds of muslims who use the facility.

One of the leaders, Osmanu Fuseini tells Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson of nsembig.com the Mosque was built for them by some missionaries from Saudi Arabia about 15 years and ago but has since not undergone any renovation.

They describe the Inside of the Mosque, Place for Ablution (Place for cleansing), the urinary and the general environment of the facility to be in a very sorry state.

According to them, the Mosque raises at least hundred ghana cedis every week and believe part of such moneys could have been used to maintain the facility.

They are threatening not to give anyone access to the place for any activity unless a written assurance is given them on a very concrete plan to give the dilapidated Mosque a huge face lift.

-Nsembig.com

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