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<p>An Islamic cleric, Malam Musa Lukwa, was stabbed shortly after leading the Friday prayer at his mosque in Mabera area of Sokoto metropolis on Friday.</p>
<p>The spokesman of the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Sokoto.</p>
<p>Rufa’i said the cleric was stabbed twice in the neck and taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, where he was receiving treatment and responding to it.</p><div class="EFkIQ8nD" style="clear:both;float:left;width:100%;margin:0 0 20px 0;"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>

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<p>He said the suspected attacker was killed by the cleric’s followers after the incident, adding that no arrest had been made in connection with the ensuing violence.</p>
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<p>According to him, the command had deployed security personnel to prevent the situation from escalating.</p>
<p>He said investigation was ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack and identify those involved.</p>
<p>The incident was reportedly linked to a previous sermon by the cleric which some Islamic scholars and their followers considered offensive to the parents of Prophet Muhammad.</p>
<p>A man identified as Mai Barewa had allegedly threatened the cleric and one of his senior students over the sermon.</p>
<p>He was subsequently arrested and arraigned before a court, with the case reportedly ongoing.</p>
<p>The cleric and his followers were also said to have written to the Sokoto State Government four days before the attack, expressing concern over the threats against them.</p>
<p>Following the incident, some youths reportedly protested in parts of the metropolis, including Sahara, Bello Way and Aliyu Jodi.</p>
<p>The development caused some shop owners to close their businesses, while security operatives were deployed to strategic locations to maintain law and order.</p>
<p>The police urged residents to remain calm and avoid taking the law into their own hands.</p>
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