{
  "id": 7507768,
  "title": "Sokoto govt shuts mosque after cleric’s stabbing, orders probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sokoto-govt-shuts-mosque-after-clerics-stabbing-orders-probe-7507768",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T08:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/sokoto-govt-shuts-mosque-after-clerics-stabbing-orders-probe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Sokoto State Government has shut down the Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque after a cleric, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, was stabbed and his alleged attacker killed. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the incident occurred on September 11, shortly after Lukuwa led the Juma’at prayer at the mosque in the Mabera area of the state.\n\nThe government has constituted a committee, made up of Islamic scholars, to investigate the causes of the attack and advise on measures to address the situation. The committee will look into the immediate and remote causes of the religious tensions surrounding the incident.\n\nThe mosque has been closed until further notice and is being treated as a crime scene. The government has urged residents to show love and compassion to the Prophet Muhammad and to desist from making inciting statements that could threaten peaceful coexistence in the state.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Sokoto govt shuts mosque after cleric’s stabbing, orders probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sokoto-govt-shuts-mosque-after-clerics-stabbing-orders-probe",
        "published": "2026-09-15T08:22:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}