Coronavirus: NSCIA berates governors for reopening churches, mosques during pandemic
- Apex Islamic body in Nigeria, NSCIA, has warned against violating the stay at home directive because of the magnitude of the coronavirus crisis
- In its Easter message to the Christians, the body led by Sultan of Sokoto questioned the rationale behind the reopening of churches and mosques by some governors
- NSCIA also emphasised that COVID-19 is a respecter of nobody, adding that Saudi Arabia and Vatican City have locked their holy sites
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III-led Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has berated some governors for lifting the ban on religious gatherings amid growing coronavirus scare.
The Muslim body, in a message on Sunday, April 12, by its director of administration, Yusuf Chinedozie Nwoha, described the decision to reopen the churches and mosque by some governors as ill-timed and "ridiculous because COVID-19 has no cure yet."
Legit.ng gathers that Chinedozie Nwoha made the statement when the body was distributing relief materials to some vulnerable residents in Mbape community, Abuja.
The body emphasised that if people know the magnitude of the coronavirus crisis, they will not hesitate to state at home.
“If people understand the magnitude of the problem we’re dealing with, they’ll we stay at home. This pandemic has overwhelmed advanced nations and we know the level of our capacity in this country," NSCIA said.
Source: UGC
“The mosque in Saudi Arabia is under lock and key. The city of Vatican is under lock and key. I beg Nigerians in the name of the Almighty God, they should understand the magnitude of this crisis and stay at home.
"Christians or Muslims and those who do not worship God, COVID-19 is a respecter of nobody.”
Meanwhile, in the spirit of co-existence, Sultan of Sokoto, who is the Muslim leader in the country, has felicitated with Christian faithful on Sunday as they marked another glorious Easter year.
In his message, the traditional monarch urged Christian fellows to follow the tenants of the Easter as "it symbolises rebirth, renewal and reawakening."
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the apex Islamic body in the country, Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has ordered the immediate closure of all mosques in the Federal Capital Territory as a way of stemming the steady spread of the coronavirus pandemic among the Muslim faithful during prayers.
The director of administration of NSCIA, Alhaji Yusuf Nwoha, said in a statement he issued on Monday, March 23, that the decision was taken on the same day by the council under the leadership of its president, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, after consultations with Muslim scholars and other relevant stakeholders.
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