Enugu mosque fire: Ohanaeze visits Muslim Community, appeals for calm

Yesterday, the apex Igbo-socio cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, visited the Muslim Community in Igbo-Eze North LGA of Enugu State. .

The visit led by the President of Ohanaeze in Enugu State, Chief Alex Ogbonna, was to commiserate with them over the fire incident which engulfed a mosque in the area. .

A mosque located at Ogrute, the council headquartres was early morning of Saturday last week engulfed by a mysterious fire, which razed the entire roof down. .

Ogbonna said he was in the area to re-echo the existing peace and bond existing among all the residents of the State irrespective of their religious and ethnic differences. .

Ogbonna, who expressed sadness over the inferno, urged the Muslim faithful to accept the development as an act of God which should not be allowed to affect the existing cordial relationship existing between Christians and Muslims in the State. .

In a remark, the Chief Imam of Enugu-Ezike, Alhaji Ali Osai, expressed happiness with the Ohanaeze leadership over the visit. He stressed that they had lived in absolute peace with adherents of other religions, stressing that “the peace will be sustained.”