Nigeria: Abuja national mosque gets first Igbo Imam — Africa Links 24

The National Mosque, Abuja, has confirmed the appointment of Ilyas Usman as Imam.

Mr Usman, who is the first Professor of Arabic in Igboland, has joined the ranks of the three existing Imams of the National Mosque.

It was gathered that Mr Usman will now support the two active Imams, Ibrahim Makari and Muhammad Kabir, in the rotational conduct of the Juma’ah and daily congregational prayers

Meanwhile, South East Muslims Organisation of Nigeria, SEMON, has hailed Mr Usman’s…