The Lagos State government has sealed a mosque after officials of the state were attacked at Agege during a sensitisation exercise on social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Jubril Gawat, an aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said the mosque’s Imam and some faithful attacked the official.
“A Mosque in Agege with their Imam attacked Lagos State officials trying to sensitize them on “Social Distancing” without force,” Gawat tweeted.
“Even bigger mosques in the area have shut down.”
The sensitisation exercise was one of the measures announced by Sanwo-Olu that Lagos State, the hardest-hit by coronavirus, is employing to tackle the global pandemic.
The government since shutting down schools and all social and religious gatherings began disinfection of bus stops and other places of mass gatherings.
After the previous confrontation, Gawat said officials of the Agege Local Government Area have sealed up the central mosque for violating government order on gatherings.
Gawat said the officials used the opportunity to disinfect the mosque and the area.
