Court stops Cleric, Abduljabbar Kabara from preaching, orders closure of mosque

A Kano Chief Magistrate Court as granted an ordered for the closure of the mosque of Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara and for the cleric to desist from further preaching.

The presiding Chief Magistrate, Mohammed Jibrin on Thursday said the order was sequel to an oral application by the applicant Counsel, Barr. Wada A. Wada from the office of the Attorney General of Kano State.

Solacebase reports that court ordered that the mosque and Islamic Centre at Filin Mushe of Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara, should with immediate effect be closed pending the outcome of an investigation being conducted by the police and other security agencies in Kano.

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Also, it ordered the defendant in the suit,  Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara, to stop all preachings and unguarded utterances calculated to cause a breach of public peace in Kano.

Solacebase reports that Kano State government had on Wednesday night debarred  Sheikh Abduljabar Sheikh Nasir Kabara from preaching in the state for his mode of teachings considered too incendiary.

The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who addressed newsmen in Kano,  said the decision was part of the state Executive Council’s resolutions at its weekly meeting held at the Africa House, Government House.

The court similarly, ordered all media organisations to stop broadcasting the preachings and unguarded utterances by Abduljabbar Nasir Kabara pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Chief Magistrate, Mohammed Jibrin, in the order, directed authorities and security agencies to ensure compliance and should take appropriate measures against anybody who indulges in preaching and utterances that are calculated to cause a breach of public peace in Kano.