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“Imams react to attack on coronavirus taskforce in Lagos,” by Isa Isawade, PM News Nigeria, April 5, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
It was with rude shock that Lagosians received news of an unfortunate assault on the Lagos State Coronavirus Taskforce operatives monitoring compliance on the state’s social distancing regulation to contain spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).
Government had banned any gathering of people beyond 25 in number and raised a taskforce to monitor compliance across the state.
However, around 8pm on Tuesday 31st of March 2020, over 300 people gathered in Agege Central Mosque to observe Salatul Ishah.
Apparently having gotten wind of the gathering, the operatives headed for the Mosque to appeal to the congregation to disperse.
But on sighting the approaching officers, the members reportedly began to throw stones at them; fracas ensued and reinforcement of mobile police officers was deployed before normalcy returned.
The unpalatable development has generated controversy and raised questions on the position of Islam or Muslims over the government’s regulation….