Alhaji Nasir Uhor, a Rivers State Islamic Leader and Vice
President General Rivers State Council for Islamic Affairs has debunked the
alleged demolition of a mosque by the state government.
The Muslim leader in a radio programme on August 31, stated
that the whole world is a Mosque in Islam but admitted that there was no
physical structure of a mosque on the disputed land in Rainbow Town in Port
Harcourt.
“The insinuation that there is a 10-storey building is not
true”, he said.
Recounting how the Rivers State government under Rotimi
Amaechi stopped work at the location on two occasions, Uhor maintained that the
leadership of the Muslim community in Rivers was not responsible for the
falsehood circulating about the disputed land in Rainbow town.
Though admitting that a State High Court ruled that the
disputed land belongs to Rivers Government, the Muslim leader however revealed
that one Late Chief Amadi who sold the land to them claimed that he inherited
it.
Also noting that Rivers State is a Christian dominated
state, Uhor said it shouldn't be used to promote hatred. He urged the state
government to embrace dialogue.
