The Sokoto State Police Command has appealed for calm and warned residents against reprisal attacks following the stabbing of an Islamic cleric, Musa Lukawa, at Lukuwa Mosque after Friday prayers.
The command said Lukawa survived the attack and was discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for injuries sustained to his neck and left hand.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the incident occurred at about 1:50pm after the police received a distress call from a concerned citizen.
According to him, an unidentified man entered the mosque and attacked the cleric shortly after the Jumu’at prayer.
“The assailant, who brought out a sharp knife, inflicted deep cuts on the victim’s neck and left hand,” Rufai said.
