Tragedy as 2 Die During Alleged Clash Over Leadership of Jummat Mosque
- A reported clash over the leadership of the Central Mosque has left two people dead and more injured
- The tragic incident occurred on October 29, 2025, in the Donga community in Taraba state
- A source stated that the incident occurred over the Imamship of the Jumaat mosque near the palace
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Donga, Taraba state - At least two people have lost their lives in a reported clash over the leadership of the Central Mosque in the Donga community in Taraba state.
Several others were wounded, and properties were damaged in the clash that erupted on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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The Donga Central Mosque is located in front of the palace of the Paramount ruler of the Donga chiefdom.
As reported by Daily Trust, a source in the town said that the crisis began after a disagreement within the Muslim community over who should lead the Central Mosque in the town.
The disagreement resulted in a violent confrontation between the two groups.
The source further hinted that security agents, including soldiers, had been drafted to the area to control the situation.
Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, said sources claimed the clash started when members of the Izala Jos sect and the Danburam family planned to forcefully gain access into the disputed mosque in Donga town.
He said both groups reportedly mobilised in large numbers, armed with Dane guns, cutlasses and stones, leading to a violent clash.
This was despite the intervention of police authorities and other security agencies deployed to the mosque to prevent a breakdown of law and order.
The state police public relations officer, ASP Leshen James, has yet to comment on the tragic incident at the time of filling this report.
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The state police spokesperson, DSP Musa Mohammed, narrated at the time how the tragic incident had broken out at midnight.
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In a related story, approximately 1,000 worshippers who are predominantly women and children were displaced in Taraba state.
This was as a result of clash between members of the United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN) and the Global Methodist Church in Nigeria (GMCN).
The state police spokesperson, Usman Abdullahi, explained that the crisis was a result of some GMCN members trying to unseal UMCN church buildings for service.
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